Rail expansion at APMT Gothenburg

Container capacity at APM Terminals’ facility at Gothenburg is set to rise by up to 50% in the autumn with the implementation of two new specialised rail cranes and the completion of an expansion project which will add a sixth access track to accommodate three full 750 m trains simultaneously, compared to two at present.

“Through improved operational efficiency created by these investments, the terminal’s rail volume capacity will rise by 50% annually,” said the company.

Gothenburg is the busiest container port in Scandinavia, with volume of 860,000 teu last year. Nearly half of all the port’s container traffic moves into and out of the facility by rail, the highest proportion of any European port. Currently there are 25 weekly rail shuttles serving the facility, linking the terminal with industrial and population centres in Sweden and Norway.