Port of Gothenburg

The municipally owned Port of Gothenburg is the largest port in the Nordic countries,[2] with over 11,000 ship visits per year from over 140 destinations worldwide. As the only Swedish port with the capacity to cope with the very largest modern, ocean-going container ships, Gothenburg handles nearly 30% of the country's foreign trade, comprising 39 million tonnes of freight per year.[3]

Geography

The port is situated on both sides of the estuary of Göta älv in Gothenburg. The north shore, Norra Älvstranden, is on Hisingen island and the south shore, Södra Älvstranden, is on the mainland. It is a combined river and coastal port, and the total length of the dock is 13.1 km.[4][5]

Port sections

The port is divided into a number of sections or harbors.[6][7]

South shore

North shore

• Älvnabbens petroleumhamn, (older)
• Tånguddens hamn
• Nya Varvet, (older)
• Carnegiekajen, (older) dock length 225 m, depth 5.4 - 7.5 m
• Klippan, (older)
• Majnabbehamnen, dock length 485 m, depth 3 - 8 m
• Varvet Kusten (older)
• Göteborgs fiskhamn
• Gamla Varvet, (older)
• Stigbergskajen, dock length 496 m, depth 7 - 9 m
• Masthuggskajen, dock length 927 m, depth 6.3 - 7.6 m
• Skeppsbrokajen, dock length 150 m, depth 3 m
• Stenpiren, dock length 215 m, depth 3 - 6 m
• Stora Hamnen/Stora Hamnkanalen, (older)
• Packhuskajen, dock length 230 m, depth 3 m
• Lilla Bommen
• Gullbergskajen, dock length 1294 m, depth 3 - 5.8 m
• Gasverkskajen, (older) dock length 255 m, depth 5.8 m
• Lärjehamnen, (older) dock length 310 m, depth 3.6 - 5.3 m
• Rosenlundskanalen

• Torshamnen, dock length 630 m, depth 20.5 m
• Torshamnen, dock length 250 m, depth 6.5 m
• Arendal, dock length 450 m, depth 8 m
• Älvsborgshamnen, dock length 1246 m, depth 9 - 11 m
• Skandiahamnen, dock length 2200 m, depth 6 - 14.2 m
• Skarvikshamnen, dock length 1735 m, depth 7 - 13 m
• Ryahamnen, dock length 1275 m, depth 3.5 - 9.5 m
• Eriksbergshamnen
• Sannegårdshamnen, (older) dock length 890 m, depth 7 - 7.5 m
• Lindholmshamnen, (older) dock length 908 m, depth 4.2 - 9 m
• Lundbyhamnen, dock length 680 m, depth 8 m
• Frihamnen, dock length 1937 m, depth 6 - 9.5 m
• Ringökajen, dock length 195 m, depth 3 m
• Kvarnen Tre Lejon, (older) dock length 310 m, depth 3 - 9 m

Capacity and cargo

In 2013 the port handled approximately 860,000 containers (TEU) and 160,000 new cars (both import and export).[8] It has 24 scheduled rail freight shuttles, serving Norway and Sweden.[3]

The primary imports are crude oil (20 million tonnes in 2013), textiles and food. The primary exports are new vehicles (trucks, cars, buses, heavy plant), steel and paper. There are specialised terminals for containers, ro-ro, cars, passengers (1.7 million in 2013) and oil and other energy products.[3]

The port is large and deep enough to accommodate even very large ships, such as the Maya of the Mediterranean Shipping Company that arrived at the port on 21December 2015. It was then the world's largest container ship, 396 m long with a draft of 16 m and a 19,224 TEU capacity.[9]

See also

• APM Terminals
• Bergslagernas Järnvägar
• List of busiest ports in Europe
• Maersk Triple E class
• Preemraff Göteborg
• Roll-on-roll-off discharge facility
• Viking (barque)
• Vinga (Gothenburg)
• Volvo

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