Construction of a new terminal

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The Port of Gothenburg is set to expand with the construction of[ds_preview] a new freight terminal beside the existing terminals at the outer port area. It is the largest expansion project at the port since the 1970s. The terminal is expected to be completed at some point after 2020.

The maximum draught for vessels calling at the new terminal will be 11m. This means that traffic will probably take the form of intra-European freight transport – either as a final destination or to the major transshipment hubs in northern Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium for onward movement to various parts of the world, Port of Gothenburg stated.

It has still not been decided what type of goods the new terminal will handle – containers, rolling goods such as trailers and cars, passenger traffic or a combination of several types of freight. »The permit will allow us to adapt the design of the terminal to what the market will be like in the future,« says Magnus Kårestedt, Port of Gothenburg chief executive. The terminal will be run by an external operator in precisely the same way as the current freight terminals. »Exactly who it will be has not yet been decided although we already know that there is considerable interest in operating a terminal at the largest port in the Nordic region,« Kårestedt adds.

The area will be 220,000m2. The cost of the investment is expected to be in the region of 1 bill. kronor. According to the port the new terminal will be built using dredging spoils from maintenance dredging that is taking place throughout the port area. The spoils will be deposited in an embanked area in the bay at Arendal and will be made solid by being mixed with cement.

Detailed information on the Port of Gothenburg can be found in the February edition of the HANSA on pages 72 and 73.