Sweden’s biggest ports bring in substantial development while smaller sized ports experience decreasing quantities, and also the pattern is just increasing, exposed current numbers from the Swedish Ports Association.

The 3rd quarter of the year was testing for Swedish delivery and also numerous Swedish ports shed quantity. During the pandemic, freight moves progressively moved from the eastern to the west shore and also from the smaller sized ports to bigger ports, which is a fad that is increasing.

“It is clear what is happening to the Swedish goods flows. The fact that APM Terminals Gothenburg has grown ten-times more than the next largest growth port is largely due to our broad portfolio and high capacity. We managed to keep direct traffic to Asia running on a weekly basis without interruption. Together this was fundamental for the country’s trade with world markets during the pandemic,” claims Magnus Lundberg, Commercial Manager at APM Terminals Gothenburg.

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“In addition to short-term effects, we are seeing increased demand for our solutions, where our fossil-free container handling is linked to environmentally friendly rail transport in order to reduce the carbon footprint from Sweden’s imports and exports. This is an area where we have made significant investments, and we are glad that our customers value climate-smart freight transport,” ends Lundberg.

Disturbance in Europe has actually called for added adaptability in Gothenburg

Bad climate condition, lowered supply of vacant containers, and also altered international items circulations have actually identified European ports in current weeks. This has actually led to hold-ups and also numerous vessels being compelled to wait on their port.

“The challenges on the continent have also been seen at APM Terminals in Gothenburg. In order to meet customer needs, we have increased capacity in the form of extra calls, extra staff, and extended opening hours during weekends. Thanks to this flexibility, we were able to help our customers get a slot in the timetable and get goods to end customers on time,” claims Jasmin Mjudzic, Operational Manager at APM Terminals Gothenburg.

Reference: apmterminals.com