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Additional departures and doubling of rail capacity between the Port of Gothenburg and Piteå

The number of rail departures between the Port of Gothenburg and Piteå is being increased from one a week to two. The shuttle service offers a significant reduction in carbon emissions and cuts the transport time by almost a week.

After making the 1400-kilometre journey from the town of Piteå just south of the Arctic Circle, the trains roll directly into the Port of Gothenburg container terminal. Photo: Gothenburg Port Authority.

12 April 2021 07:13

New eco-friendly rail shuttle – more Swedish forest products through the Port of Gothenburg

87 per cent less carbon emissions and a reduction in the transport time of almost one week. That will be the outcome following a decision by yet another forest producer in the north of Sweden to transport its products out into the world via the Port of Gothenburg and its rail network.