Tag: Gothenburg

Following the fire incident onboard ALMIRANTE STORNI, Swedish Coast Guard is continuing to douse water on the burning vessel.

On 4th December, bulk carrier ALMIRANTE STORNI suffered a major fire off Gothenburg. In light of the incident, 10-15 firefighters went on board to assist the vessel's crew in the firefighting work.

Port of Gothenburg and Statkraft aim to construct a hydrogen production facility at the port, with operations due to commence in 2023.

Energy Port in Gothenburg will be next in line in the expansion of the shoreside power network at the Port of Gothenburg.

The Swedish Port of Gothenburg recently announced that its latest shoreside power system, which goals to reduce carbon emissions by 650 tonnes per year, is currently undergoing tests at Quay 712 at the Ro-Ro Terminal.

In an effort to enable customers contribute to a cleaner environment, APM Terminals announced that is now offering a carbon footprint calculator.

Port of Gothenburg's new transshipment terminal known as "Svea Terminal" will be soon fully operational, as it is expected to open its doors during autumn.

APM Terminals Gothenburg announced the launch of a machine park that will run on renewable fuels, doubling of rail-borne freight and optimising of loading and discharge operations, following the port's aim on reducing its carbon emissions by 70% throughout the whole of the Gothenburg area by 2030.

Port of Gothenburg announced its plans on doubling the volume of containers transported by rail to and from Gothenburg by 2022 aiming to emissions' reduction of up to 98%. APM Gothenburg  is connected to more than 300 inland destinations in Sweden via rail, with more than 60 rail shuttles per week.

With the UK set to leave the EU on Thursday, October 31, the Port of Gothenburg is getting ready to deal with the effects and consequences it will incur for ship freights between Sweden and the UK and the handling of non-UK bound freight at the port.