Port of Christiansby

The Port of Christiansby (Danish: Christiansbys Havn) is the largest and primary port of the Danish Antilles, located on the main island of Marquesa adjacent to the capital city of Christiansby. It is protected from the open sea by the north and south moles, jetties which extend from the northeast and southwest edges of the city coast, respectively, enclosing Anders Bay and thus providing relatively calm waters for both docked boats and ships and those anchored in the harbour waiting to dock. Over three-quarters of all foodstuffs and other important imports for the Danish Antilles come through the Port of Christiansby, where the Danish customs servics concentrate their maritime and shipping patrol and import/export monitoring activities. The Port of Christiansby itself is publicly owned, as it is a fully owned subsidiary of TransAntiller, the state-owned corporation responsible for public transportation (both land and maritime) in the Danish Antilles.