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Container volumes rose by three per cent during the first quarter of the year, up from 184,000 to 188,000 TEU. The number of cars shipped rose by 20 per cent, whilst intra-European ro-ro units and energy...

The Gothenburg Port Authority Sustainability Report for 2017 – Sustainable Port – has now been published. Despite the labour disputes that have led to a fall in container volumes and affected the number...

Over a hundred years ago, the first Swedish American line vessel set sail from Gothenburg. It was from here that the large ocean-going steamers departed for New York between 1915 and the mid-1970s. The historic Stigbergskajen is now being brought back to life, with ultramodern facilities and a name reminiscent of a bygone era – the America Cruise Terminal.

Ro-ro operations at the Port of Gothenburg are looking bright, with sustained growth three years in succession. There has been an increase of 10 per cent over the past year alone, with the number of units...

Sweden is a role model for the global shipping community, and other countries have a great deal to learn from the work being done by the Swedish shipping industry to reduce emissions. This is one of the findings in a new report – Decarbonising Maritime Transport: The Case of Sweden – where efforts aimed at bringing about a greener shipping sector in Sweden are described as a “success story”.

A huge offshore accommodation module has been loaded at the outer port area. The eight-storey construction is currently standing on a barge awaiting transport to an oil rig in the North Sea. The object...

The Port of Gothenburg has implemented what has amounted to a major surge in automation, governing large-scale pumping between terminals and refineries. The new system will ensure the terminals receive rapid, concise notification about when pumping can take place, and they can also see the exact cost on completion. The process will save both time and money.

After almost eight years sailing under the flag of the Faroe Islands, the Furetank vessel Fure Nord reverted to sailing under the Swedish flag during a ceremony that took place whilst she was loading at...

The Port of Gothenburg has been nominated for the GREEN4SEA Port Award 2018 in recognition of the company’s environmental work. The nomination specifically highlights the in-house environmental programme at the Port of Gothenburg, which has opened up further potential to guide shipping along a greener path.

On Wednesday, the Arken Combi Terminal at the Port of Gothenburg was officially opened. Freight can now switch between road, rail and sea at the quayside, and can do so much more efficiently than before....

Construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility is now under way at the Port of Gothenburg. The facility will open up new opportunities for LNG-fuelled ships that call at the Gothenburg Energy Port. It will become fully operational during 2018.

Storage and distribution properties are being completed in rapid succession at the Port of Gothenburg Logistics Park. Bagaren och Kocken and Storex are two further tenants that will transfer their warehousing operations to the new logistics park directly beside the Port of Gothenburg.