Port of Gothenburg participates in a Clean Shipping project
Port of Gothenburg, Sweden, participates in a Clean Shipping project which aims to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from ships in the North Sea Region.
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New collaboration facilitates arrival of vessels at the Port of Gothenburg
Faster, simpler and 'greener' arrival of vessels. This is the aim of a new collaborative initiative between the Swedish Maritime Administration and the Port of Gothenburg. The initiative will benefit customers and will promote safe, sustainable shipping through the adoption of effective processes and an innovative mode of operation. Collaboration is now due to commence.
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Baneservice Skandinavia new shunting operator at the Port of Gothenburg
The Port of Gothenburg has contracted a new shunting operator. The successful tenderer is the Norwegian company Baneservice Skandinavia AB, which from November 1, 2011 will handle all shunting of trains to and from the Port of Gothenburg.
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Boa Tugs - new tug company at the Port of Gothenburg
In a short space of time, two new tug companies have established operations at the Port of Gothenburg. Last autumn it was the Danish company Nordane and now the Swedish company Boa Tugs has begun towing vessels at the port.
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Historic moment: Crude oil discharged from the Port of Gothenburg
For the first time ever, crude oil will be discharged from the Port of Gothenburg. The oil has been put into transit storage in an underground cavern and will now be exported onto the world market.
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Strong first quarter for the Port of Gothenburg
A large proportion of Swedish imports and exports pass through the Port of Gothenburg. There has been a very noticeable recovery in the economy during the first quarter of the year. Container traffic has broken all records and car exports within Europe are back to pre-crisis levels.
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New record for Gothenburg, Sweden: From 10 to 50 cruise ships in 10 years
Visits by cruise ships to Gothenburg continue to break new records. This year 51 vessels will visit the city. On board will be 64,000 passengers eager to discover the friendly city of Gothenburg.
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It pays to choose cleaner fuel in the Port of Gothenburg
The Port of Gothenburg is continuing to invest in the environment. Shipping lines that choose a cleaner fuel for their vessels when in port waters can now be reimbursed for their increased fuel costs.
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EU invests in the Port of Gothenburg
The ports in Gothenburg, Århus and Tallinn have received EUR 24.8 million in EU support. A joint project has been set up with the aim of improving sea transport throughout the whole of the Baltic region. The investment in the Port of Gothenburg amounts to EUR 11.5 million and will be used to eliminate bottlenecks in the infrastructure.
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Rapidly growing logistics company takes over Port of Gothenburg Car Terminal
Today, Port of Gothenburg signed a ten-year concession agreement with the Swedish logistics company Logent, which will operate the Car Terminal at the Port of Gothenburg – Gothenburg Car Terminal AB.
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Cleaner shipping at the Port of Gothenburg
Today a further step was taken towards cleaner shipping in Gothenburg. Stena Line will inaugurate a completely new onshore power supply facility for the company's ferries operating between Sweden and Germany. In total, one in three vessels that put into the Port of Gothenburg can now turn off their diesel engines at the quayside and instead use green, onshore power supply.
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New forestry terminal at the Port of Gothenburg
The Port of Gothenburg's standing as an export gateway for Swedish paper will be boosted even further with the announcement by the logistics company RPG of plans to build a new forestry terminal.
Paper, timber and other forestry industry products are moved by rail from paper mills and saw mills throughout Sweden to the Port of Gothenburg for onward transport by sea to export marke
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