Helsinki Port rises users fees by 2.5%

The Port of Helsinki has increased the port users´ fees by 2.5 percent for the year 2023, said the port authority in a press release.

The port authority published the fees for the year 2023 on Tuesday indicating that the inflation forced the authority to increase the price.

The fees for truck traffic in the city centre and storage of transport units however will be reviewed and the efforts to spur on emissions reductions will continue.

The waste charges for vessels will remain the same. In passenger traffic, however, the pricing structure of vessel fees will be revised to better meet the costs as vessels continue to grow larger, especially in international cruise traffic.

By developing the pricing of field rents, Vuosaari Harbour is striving to improve the rotation of containers and increase operative effectiveness.

Short-term storage will mainly remain the same, but the prices of longer-term storage in the harbour area will be increased significantly.

The aim is to continue balancing the way truck traffic is distributed between the different parts of the port.

In the future, the ‘truck toll’ in the city centre harbours will increase to €20 per unit, which will be charged for both trucks and trailers in Tallinn traffic from Tuesday to Friday departures and arrivals between 5 am and 6:30 pm. In Vuosaari, the similar discount practice will remain unchanged.

The Port of Helsinki will continue to improve the sustainability of transport chains. Vessel charge discounts help promote renewal of vessel stock and introduction of greener technology.

In 2023, the Port of Helsinki will increase the maximum environmental discounts of its vessel charges from eight per cent to ten per cent and from six percent to seven percent, compared to 2022.