Bergen Port is an international seaport located in the centre of Bergen, Norway operated by Bergen Port Authority. Port locations are featured along most of the two bays in Bergen, Vågen and Puddefjorden. The port is connected to the railway Bergensbanen. In 2006, it served 27,342 calls with 68 million tonnes of cargo and 109,000 containers plus 218,000 cruise ship passengers. The port has 5,500 meters of quays with draft at 11 meters. Warehouses with capacity of 50,000 square meters are co-located with the port.
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“How happy is the sailor’s life,
From coast to coast to roam;
In every port he finds a wife,
In every land a home.”
—Isaac Bickerstaffe (c. 1735–1812)