Gothenburg volumes bounce back

Container volumes at the Port of Gothenburg rose by 19% in the first six months of the year, with throughput at the Swedish port growing to 378,000 teu.

The growth is high resulting from the fact that last year’s figure was historically weak due to a labour dispute at APM Terminals (APMT) Gothenburg which impacted customers’ willingness to use the port.

Magnus Kårestedt, Gothenburg Port Authority chief executive, said: “Although the container terminal has gone through a very testing period, the situation is looking brighter, with customers and volumes making a welcome return and with several new productivity records during the past six months.