Log ud

The Sound

Danish Maritime Authority > Safety at sea > Navigational information > AIS data

Decorative image

Navigation statistics for the Sound

The transit route The Sound is constituted by passages from the Bornholms Gat over the Sound South to the Skaw and vice-versa.

Image of the The Sound transit route

Number of ships that have passed the Sound per year in the period 2011-2014 from Bornholm to the Skaw and vice-versa.

2011	Draught	0-7 m		>7 m		Unknown		Total
	Retning	North	South	North	South	North	South
	Cargo ships	2759	2955	660	838	338	291	7841
	Tankers	351	534	82	655	28	96	1746
	Passenger ships	15	22	8	21	1	0	67
	Other ships	123	136	13	13	37	53	375
	Total	3248	3647	763	1527	404	440	10029


2012	Draught	0-7 m		>7 m		Unknown		Total
	Direction	North	South	North	South	North	South
	Cargo ships	2635	2802	699	920	26	24	7106
	Tankers	332	578	77	781	4	6	1778
	Passenger ships	16	22	13	17	0	0	68
	Other ships	193	129	18	12	22	22	396
	Total	3176	3531	807	1730	52	52	9348


2013	Draught	0-7 m		>7 m		Unknown		Total
	Direction	North	South	North	South	North	South
	Cargo ships	3018	3171	541	904	1	2	7637
	Tankers	411	724	80	691	0	0	1906
	Passenger ships	17	18	13	21	0	0	69
	Other ships	115	133	2	3	17	9	279
	Total	3561	4046	636	1619	18	11	9891


2014	Draught	0-7 m		>7 m		Unknown		Total
	Direction	North	South	North	South	North	South
	Cargo ships	2845	3131	631	1222	24	34	7887
	Tankers	476	570	121	1302	1	2	2472
	Passenger ships	26	17	17	18	1	0	79
	Other ships	84	85	4	4	25	35	237
	Total	3431	3803	773	2546	51	71	10675

CONTACT

Maritime Regulation and Legal Affairs

Jakob Bang, Nautical Superintendent

+45 72 19 61 73