Sisimiut Harbour

This is the most northerly harbour in Greenland which is open and ice-free all year round.
 
Activities
The harbour is a centre of active fishing and both large trawlers and smaller fishing vessels are native to the town. Besides the quays of the fishery harbour there’s a public jetty for smaller boats and a private marina, as well as an offshore quay, an oil quay and a so-called Atlantic quay.

Atlantic quay
This handles the passenger ships serving the whole of Greenland’s west coast and is where more than 50 cruise liners call in to the town each year. Each week the quay receives large, ocean-going supply ships and from here there’s further shipping to Qanaaq and Kangerlussuaq.

The Atlantic quay is 50 metres and permits a draught of between 8 and 13 metres. You can see an aerial photo of the Atlantic quay and the other quays in the harbour on Royal Arctic Lines’s homepage, or by clicking here.
 
Facilities
The harbour also boasts a large number of facilities. For example: 

• Container terminal
• Cold stores
• Vessel telephones
• Fresh water plant
• Forklift trucks
• Refrigeration stores
• Storage areas
• Fuelling with petrol or diesel
• Heated and non-heated storehouses
• Tractors
• Shipyard with a slipway for 250 tons 

Daily operation
In Sisimiut, Royal Arctic Line is responsible for the daily running of the harbour, and if you’ve any questions on the harbour and its facilities, contact them using the information provided below.

You can also read more about the maritime traffic in the Municipality by clicking here.

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