Port guide · UN/LOCODE FO KVI
Klaksvik, Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands · 62.23° N, 6.58° W
The World Port Index classes Klaksvik as a natural coastal harbor on the Norwegian Sea. It records a cargo pier depth of 8.7 m. Norfolk is 5,420 km away in a straight line.
- Cargo pier depth
- 8.7 m
- From Norfolk
- 5,420 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Torshavn30 km away
Depths and vessel limits
- Anchorage depth
- 35 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 8.7 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 8 m
- Tidal range
- 1.1 m
As recorded in the World Port Index. Gauges run from 0 to 25 m. Confirm current depths and limits with the port before you fix a vessel.
Facilities on record
Arrival and entry
Klaksvik is listed as a first port of entry.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- No
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- No
- Tug salvage
- No
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Port security
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Good
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: container, ro-ro, breakbulk and liquid bulk. The heaviest lift class recorded is 25 to 49 tons.
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Oil terminal
- Yes
- LNG terminal
- No
- Wharves
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- None
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated major.
- Repairs
- Major
- Electrical repair
- Yes
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- Yes
- Engine supplies
- Yes
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- No
US trade with the Faroe Islands
- US exports, 2025
- $1.9MLed by electrical machinery and equipment
- US imports, 2025
- $268.1MLed by fish and seafood
Top goods, trade terms and port guides for the Faroe Islands
Other ports in the Faroe Islands
The nearest is Torshavn, 30 km away in a straight line.
- SorvagurCargo pier 8 m, channel 23.2 m, breakbulkFO SRV
- TorshavnCargo pier 14.8 m, channel 10 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkFO TOR
- TvoroyriCargo pier 10.3 m, channel 11 m, container and ro-roFO TVO
- VagurCargo pier 10 m, channel 11 m, ro-ro and breakbulkFO VAG
- VestmannaCargo pier 6.4 m, breakbulkFO VES
Sources
- US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
- Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
- Distances are great-circle distances computed from World Port Index coordinates, not sailing distances.
- Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.