Five dock workers on a quay in the foreground waiting for a large cruise ship in the background to sail into position alongside the quay

Port Longyear

Welcome to Port of Longyearbyen
– the heart of the High Arctic

The Port of Longyearbyen is the main logistic point for the cruise industry and for cargo to the different settlements on Spitsbergen. The port is located close to the city centre and Longyearbyen airport with regular flights to Tromsø and Oslo.

We welcome you to Longyearbyen

             
  Port Facilities          
  Open 24 hrs.  
  ISPS approved Yes  
  Designated kays for cruise vessels Yes  
  Pilot Yes  
  Tidal movement max 2 m  
  Ship tenders allowed Yes  
  Ships stay min/max No limitation  
  Max number of ships per day in port No limitation  
  Environmental limitations/restrictions No  
             
  Maximum Ship Dimensions          
             
  Pier name Length of pier Max length of vessel Draft Air draft  
  Bykaia 85 m 335 m 9 m No limitation  
  Turistkaia, floating 360 m 65 m 6-10 m No limitation  
  Gammelkaia (Private pier) 55 m 100 m 5 m No limitation  
  Kullkaia 70 m 180 m 8 m No limitation  
             
  Anchorage          
  Available Yes  
  Pontoons Yes  
  Tug boat No  
             
  Port services          
  Bunkers Yes/truck  
  Supplies Yes  
  Waste handling Yes  
  Fresh water Yes  
  Wastewater method Not available  
  Other Mooring services  
             
  Port Longyear          
  Phone +47 911 22 300  
  Email bykaia@lokalstyre.no   
  Contact Harbour Master  
  Mailing address Post Box 350, N – 9171 LONGYEARBYEN  
  Visiting address Bykaia, Port Longyear  
  Port control Phone +47 911 22 300     
    VHF Ch. 12  
  Charts 513, 523, 524      
  Web site www.portlongyear.no  
  Emergency channel (VHF) VHF channel 12 (16)  
  Medical emergency Phone 113  
  Pilot channel (VHF) VHF channel 13   
  Distance to nearest pilot station In port  
             
  Other          
  Buses Can be ordered  
  Taxi Can be ordered  
  Shopping 2 km town center  
  Tax refund Svalbard is tax free area  
  Emergency Phone 113  
  WiFi Free wifi in port and in tourist information  
             
  Distances                     
  Svalbard Airport Longyear 4km  
  Longyearbyen town center 2km  
             
  Visit Svalbard          
  Mailing address Visit Svalbard, Post Box 323, N – 9171 Longyearbyen  
  Visiting address Visit Svalbard, Vei 221.1., Longyearbyen  
  Phone + 47 79 02 55 50  
  Email cruise@visitsvalbard.com  
  Web site www.visitsvalbard.com/cruise  
  Contact person Eva Britt Kornfeldt  
  Phone +47 909 51 910  
  Email evabritt@visitsvalbard.com  
             
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