Container volumes increased by 8% in the first quarter at the Port of Gothenburg, with no direct calls cancelled, bucking the trend of declines in cargo throughput seen at the majority of European ports.
According to Elvir Dzanic, Port of Gothenburg chief executive, the open approach adopted by Sweden to the world, and the fact that Swedish industry has continued to export during the COVID-19 pandemic, are further factors that make the Port of Gothenburg the exception in the European port statistics table.
In contrast, at the ten largest ports in Europe, container volumes fell by an average of 5% during the first quarter.
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