On Sunday, the first Christmas cruise ship will arrive at the Port of Gothenburg – the Amadea with 600 German guests on board. This will mark the beginning of the best Christmas season ever. Five cruise ships are due to visit Gothenburg in December, carrying over 6, 000 passengers.
Despite turmoil in the world economy, container trade at the Port of Gothenburg was up four per cent during the third quarter. Rail transport and oil are increasing whilst ro-ro traffic and cars continue to fall.
The largest port in Europe, the Port of Rotterdam, and the largest port in Scandinavia, the Port of Gothenburg, have entered a new alliance. The aim is to speed up the establishment of liquefied natural gas as a maritime fuel.
Planning of the new terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) at the Port of Gothenburg is in full flow. During the summer, Vopak and Swedegas signed an agreement, which now also has been signed by the Port of Gothenburg. The three parties are now turning their attention to the market to investigate the level of interest in liquefied natural gas.
The Port of Gothenburg has acquired a new feeder line for containers to and from ports in the Netherlands and Norway. The service will be operated by the French container line CMA CGM and will call at the Port of Gothenburg every Friday.
When the Port of Gothenburg arranged guided boat tours of the harbour during the summer, the response was overwhelming. 1,000 people took the opportunity to see the largest port in Scandinavia.
DFDS Seaways is about to connect its vessels to onshore power supply at the Port of Gothenburg. Six vessels are involved, all of which are in regular service to the UK and Belgium.
A new shuttle between Stockholm Årsta and the Port of Gothenburg will come into service today. The shuttle provides companies throughout the Stockholm area with a rapid, environmentally smart link to key import and export markets.
During the first six months of the year, the number of containers exported via the Port of Gothenburg rose by 3 per cent. This is a new volume record and a reflection of strong Swedish export volumes to markets outside Europe. Trade flows within Europe, however, continue to be weak. This is shown in the Port of Gothenburg half-yearly report presented today.
Today, RPG Logistics will open a new forestry terminal adjacent to the Port of Gothenburg. The terminal will reinforce the port's position as an export port for Swedish paper and timber.
A new rail shuttle has been established between Hallsberg and the Port of Gothenburg. This will give companies in the Hallsberg region an effective link to the Port of Gothenburg's worldwide services.
Last week, striking pilots brought Oslofjorden to a standstill. The cruise ships that were scheduled to visit Oslofjorden are now searching for new ports of call. To date, the Port of Gothenburg has received four new cruise ships and eight more are underway.