Port of Malmo

🇸🇪 Sweden

Baltic Sea · Multi-Purpose Port

UN/LOCODE
SEMAL
Country
🇸🇪 Sweden
Port Type
Multi-Purpose Port
Ocean Region
Baltic Sea
Latitude
55.6000° N
Longitude
13.0100° E

Maritime Risk Context

In the last 180 days, ArcNautical recorded 19 vessel arrivals at Malmo, with Tanker accounting for 16% of port calls — in line with the Baltic Sea regional average of 15%. Malmo in Sweden operates in a semi-enclosed shallow basin with seasonal ice and the strictest environmental regime in commercial shipping. December–April ice coverage requires vessels to meet Finnish-Swedish Ice Class for independent navigation or rely on icebreaker escort, and ice-edge position varies enough between years that conventional deterministic routing models fail. Since 2022, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has transformed the security architecture: NATO maritime presence has increased substantially, and sanctions against Russian energy exports have disrupted traditional traffic patterns. The Baltic is also a designated Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) and Sulphur Emission Control Area (SECA), requiring low-sulphur fuel or exhaust gas cleaning systems.

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Top Vessel Types (last 180 days)

Across 19 distinct vessel arrivals, 19 carry a confirmed AIS ship-type code. The most common categories at Malmo:

16%
Tanker
3 vessels
11%
Law Enforcement
2 vessels
11%
Passenger
2 vessels
11%
Cargo
2 vessels
11%
Cargo
2 vessels

Port State Control Context

Malmo falls under the Paris MoU. The Paris Memorandum of Understanding does not publish a bulk per-vessel detention CSV. ArcNautical evaluates per-vessel detention probability using flag-state performance (3-year rolling rate from the 2024 Paris MoU annual report), vessel age, deficiency history, and ownership transparency. Paris MoU PSC inspections remain among the most rigorous globally.

Recent Arrivals at Malmo

Last 10 vessel arrivals recorded by ArcNautical's AIS pipeline (last 90 days):

ArrivedVesselFlagType
2026-06-14 OTELLO 🇨🇾 CY Tanker
2026-06-09 SOUND PROSPECTOR 🇸🇪 SE Unknown
2026-06-09 JIN HUI 🇸🇾 SY Tanker
2026-06-09 KBV 001 🇸🇪 SE Law Enforcement
2026-06-06 UNITAR 🇳🇴 NO Tanker
2026-06-05 SOUND SURVEYOR 🇸🇪 SE Dredging
2026-06-04 SOUND PROSPECTOR 🇸🇪 SE Unknown
2026-06-01 JIN HUI 🇸🇾 SY Tanker
2026-06-01 SOUND PROSPECTOR 🇸🇪 SE Unknown
2026-05-31 JIN HUI 🇸🇾 SY Tanker

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