Yilport Oslo informed that it has experienced a significant increase of intra-European cargo being discharged in 2018. Specifically, in April container volume increased by 21% compared to 2017. Total growth for 2018 is 7% for the first 4 months. A total of 179 container vessels were operated in this period.
The Port said that short sea volume is an important part of its growth strategy, in order to be able to compete with road trucks from eastern Europe that brings the cargo into Norway by road.
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By close cooperation with the shipping lines and the Port of Oslo we can offer a 24/7 service that is competitive. With the new Viasea service from Klaipeda/Gdynia a total of 11 regular container vessels arriving from main European hubs are handled every week.
Yilport’s Commercial Manager, Maiken Solemdal said that she is confident that the automatization projects in the terminal will enhance Yilport Oslo’s position as Norway’s short sea hub.
Already installed automatic gates has increased traffic flow and efficiency, with Yilport being in the process of remote operate the RTG cranes, which will improve flexibility, er especially when it comes to gate opening hours.
Automation will also increase traffic flow, Maiken Solemdal added.
