APM Terminals Gothenburg launched The Gothenburg Gateway. The Gateway will ensure that a container placed on a freight train anywhere in Sweden is loaded onto a large ocean-going vessel within 48 hours, and will shave up at least a week off the transit time to Shanghai.
Specifically, Gothenburg’s aim is for a balance to exist for all parts of the country, at the same fast access to the world market.
Additionally, the Gateway consists of:
- Fast, efficient freight trains from all over Sweden to Gothenburg
- An efficient container port that loads between trains and ships
- More ocean-going vessels calling Gothenburg.
Henrik Kristensen, CEO APM Terminals Gothenburg commented
Via The Gothenburg Gateway it should take a maximum of 24 hours to reach Gothenburg by freight train, and a maximum of 48 hours in total to place a container on an ocean-going vessel.
In the meantime, APM terminals analyzed how long it takes for a container sail to Shanghai from Sweden. The Gateway will mitigate the time by one weak minimum.
In the future, APM Terminals wants to service Sweden with three ocean-going vessels per week in order to provide the most competitive delivery solution.
Kristensen continued that they aspire to further develop the port and its logistics to and from the port.
We will achieve this together with goods owners, freight lines, railway and truck operators, local and national authorities.
… Kristensen stated.
Next week, the first train of Green Cargo will depart from APM Terminals own operated inland terminal in Gävle.
Up to now, 90% of all goods arrive in, or depart from Sweden via ports. APM Terminals’ market share of container imports and exports in Sweden is 41%.
APM Terminals Gothenburg recently beat Scandinavian records when 4,350 container lifts were carried out on a single call.