In Gothenburg, Sweden, plans are in place [ds_preview]to move the fright terminal from the central city to the Port of Gothenburg.
At the intermodal terminal, in the city centre of Gothenburg, freight is transferred from rail to road and then distributed to companies throughout the region.
Moving from the City to the Port of Gothenburg
At the beginning of 2018, the terminal will need to be moved to allow future development of the city, says Port of Gothenburg. The switch should allow higher proportion of transport by rail instead of road.
Following an agreement between the City of Gothenburg and the Swedish Transport Administration, it has now been confirmed that the terminal will be relocated to the Arken area next to Gothenburg RoRo Terminal in the Port of Gothenburg.
»As approximately 70 % of the freight is related to the port, Volvo or other activities near the port, it will be an extremely advantageous location«
Arvid Guthed, Vice President Port Development at the Gothenburg Port Authority
On a normal weekday, twelve trains and 200 trucks would arrive at and depart from the terminal. Apart from domestic trains, there are also departures for various destinations in Europe. During the course of a year, around 70,000 trailers are switched from one mode of transport to the other at the intermodal terminal.
Not clear who will be the operator
The intermodal terminal at the Port of Gothenburg will be coordinated with the closure of the present terminal. The present terminal is operated by Green Cargo. It has not yet been decided who will be the new operator following the move to the port. Apart from the intermodal terminal, there is also extensive cross docking of other products at the present terminal, including timber and paper, which arrive at the terminal by rail. These operations will cease on March 31, 2017.
