Below you will find miscellaneous facts about Horten Harbour, mostly technical facts, but also useful phone numbers if there is something special you are searching for.
Horten Havn
Visitors: Tollbugt. 2, 3192 HORTEN – Post: Postbox 167, 3192 HORTEN
Phone: 0047 33 08 64 00
E-mail: postmottak@hortenhavn.no
Our office is open; 08:00 – 15:30
Horten municipality is authorised by the Norwegian Directorate of Health as «Port Health Authority» to carry out hygiene inspections and to issue Ship Sanitation certificates for ships sailing in international waters, cf. The International Health Regulations (IHR regulations) § 21.
Ship Sanitation Control Excemption Certificate (SSCEC – valid for 6 months)
Ship Sanitation Control Certificate (SSCC – valid or 6 months)
Extension of excisting SSCEC or SSCC (Extension Certificate – valid for 30 days). Can be issued in exceptional cases only.
We appreciate your request for inspection by e-mail: postmottak@hortenhavn.no, which must contain the following information:
Name of the ship, flag state, IMO no. and contact information
Contact information to agent when an agent orders the service
Where the ship arrives from as well as the desired time and place of inspection
Copy of last issued ship sanitation certificate
PO/reference and invoice/billing address
Form can be downloaded here.
Contact information (08:00-15:30, Mon-Fri): +47 33 08 64 00
The purpose of hygiene certificates is to help prevent the spread of events that may affect international public health. This includes, among other things, control of hygiene procedures in galleys, for handling and storage of food, for potable water, for hospitals, in swimming pools and sanitary rooms as well as waste management procedures. For details, see checklist in WHO’s Handbook for Inspection of Ships and Issuance of Ship Sanitation Certificates.
The Norwegian Directorate of Health has the overall administrative responsibility for hygiene certificates for ships in Norwegian ports and define Norwegian certification fees. For more information on the International Health Regulations, approved ports and current fees, see The Norwegian Direcorate of Health's web site about Ship Sanitation Certificates.
Pier #1 | |
Location | North side |
Length | 175m / 574f |
Depth | 7.0m / 22.7f |
Other | 20 ton rail portal crane |
Pier #2 | |
Location | South side |
Length | 135m / 442f |
Depth | 7.0m / 22.9f |
Other | Ro-Ro ramp 13m/42f wide |
Pier #3 | |
Lokasjon | East side (end of quay) |
Length | 95m / 311.5f |
Depth | 6m / 19.5f |
Other | - |
Rustad pier | |
Location | Marina south side |
Length | 100m / 328f |
Depth | 5m / 16.3f |
Other | Limited access for larger vessels |
Cranes | |
Crane 1 | 1 Rail Portal Crane at pier #1. Lifting Capacity: 20 |
Crane 2 | 1 Mobile port crane. Lifting Capacity: 25t |
Horten | |
Location | South side of Horten Harbour |
Docks | 90 places for smaller vessels e.g (Yachts) |
Depth | 1-3m/3-9f (Marina 3m/9f) |
Other | Diesel gas pump (May 1th – Sept. 1th) restaurants, free wireless internet and tourists office. |
Åsgårdstrand | |
Location | Åsgårdstrand, south of Horten towards Tønsberg. |
Docks | 20 places for smallers vessels e.g (Yachts) |
Depth | 1-3m/3-9f |
Other | Diesel/gas pump with self served payment machine, kiosk (summer season). |