FOTHO

Port of THORSHAVN (FOTHO), Faroe Island, Europe

Operational details, shipping lines, port pairs, and requirements for this port in one place.

Seaport

THORSHAVN

Basic Information

Name

THORSHAVN

Local Port Name

---

Port Authority

Torshavnar Kommuna

Port Code

FOTHO

Type

seaport

Latitude

62° 0' 0" N

Longitude

6° 46' 0" W

First Port Of Entry

Yes

ETA Message Required

Yes

USA Representative

Yes

Medical Facilities

Yes

Port Size

Small

Harbor Features

Harbor Size

Very Small

Shelter

Poor

Max Vessel Size

Over 500 feet in length

Harbor Type

Coastal Breakwater

Turning Area

---

Good Holding Ground

Yes

Entrance Restrictions

Tide

Overhead Limit

---

Swell

Ice

Other

Yes

Water Depth

Channel

21 - 25 feet, 6.4 - 7.6 meters

Cargo Pier

16 - 20 feet, 4.9 - 6.1 meters

Mean Tide

1 foot

Anchorage

51 - 55 feet, 15.5 - 16 meters

Oil Terminal

26 - 30 feet, 7.1 - 9.1 meters

Pilotage

Compulsory

Available

Yes

Advisable

Yes

Local Assist

---

Tugs

Assist

---

Salvage

---

Quarantine

Pratique

Yes

Deratt Cert

Yes

Other

---

Contact Details

Address

---

Fax

45 9749 7140

800-Number

---

torshavn@torshavn.fo

Website

---

Phone

45 9749 7044

Telephone

Yes

Radio

Yes

Air

Yes

Telegraph

---

Radio Tel

---

Rail

---

Loading & Unloading

Wharves

Yes

Med Moor

---

Anchor

---

Ocean

---

Ice

---

Lift Cranes

100 Plus Ton Lifts

---

50-100 Ton Lifts

---

25-49 Ton Lifts

---

0-24 Ton Lifts

---

Fixed Cranes

Yes

Mobile Cranes

Yes

Floating Cranes

---

Port Services

Longshore

Yes

Electrical Repair

Yes

Steam

Yes

Electrical

---

Navigation Equipment

---

Supplies

Provisions

Yes

Fuel Oil

Yes

Deck

---

Water

Yes

Diesel Oil

Yes

Engine

---

Other Services

Ship Repairs

Moderate

Marine Railroad Size

Medium

Degauss

---

Drydock Size

Very Small

Garbage Disposal

Yes

Dirty Ballast

Yes

Port Statistics

Operational performance snapshots for this port

Weekly traffic, monthly dwell times, and operator capacity data for THORSHAVN (FOTHO), Faroe Island, Europe.

Weekly traffic

Week of 23 Feb 2026

Reported total

161 TEU

-93.9% vs previous tracked week

Imports

0 TEU

-100.0% vs previous tracked week

Exports

0 TEU

-100.0% vs previous tracked week

Transshipment

161 TEU

-66.7% vs previous tracked week

Exports led the latest tracked week for THORSHAVN (FOTHO), Faroe Island, Europe.

Week	Imports	Exports	Transshipment	Reported total
23 Feb 2026	0 TEU	0 TEU	161 TEU	161 TEU
16 Feb 2026	384 TEU	1,747 TEU	482 TEU	2,613 TEU
09 Feb 2026	301 TEU	1,297 TEU	333 TEU	1,931 TEU
02 Feb 2026	395 TEU	2,057 TEU	479 TEU	2,931 TEU
26 Jan 2026	341 TEU	1,758 TEU	411 TEU	2,510 TEU
19 Jan 2026	395 TEU	1,764 TEU	449 TEU	2,608 TEU
12 Jan 2026	134 TEU	1,005 TEU	225 TEU	1,364 TEU
05 Jan 2026	385 TEU	2,118 TEU	489 TEU	2,992 TEU
29 Dec 2025	245 TEU	1,160 TEU	271 TEU	1,676 TEU
22 Dec 2025	71 TEU	596 TEU	170 TEU	837 TEU
15 Dec 2025	342 TEU	2,181 TEU	623 TEU	3,146 TEU
08 Dec 2025	774 TEU	4,419 TEU	1,263 TEU	6,456 TEU

Monthly dwell times

Latest month Sept 2023

Exports

0.5 days

-59.2% vs previous month

Exports had the highest dwell time in Sept 2023, while Exports moved fastest.

Month	Imports	Exports	Transshipments	Rail imports
Sept 2023	Not reported	0.5 days	Not reported	Not reported
Jul 2023	Not reported	1.3 days	Not reported	Not reported
Jun 2023	Not reported	1.2 days	Not reported	Not reported
May 2023	Not reported	0.9 days	Not reported	Not reported