Port of Gothenburg

The municipally owned Port of Gothenburg () is the largest port in the Nordic countries, with over 11,000 ship visits per year from over 140 destinations worldwide. As the only Swedish port with the capacity to cope with the very largest modern, ocean-going container ships, Gothenburg handles nearly 30% of the country's foreign trade, comprising 39 million tonnes of freight per year.

Geography

The port is situated on both sides of the estuary of Göta älv in Gothenburg. The north shore, Norra Älvstranden, is on Hisingen island and the south shore, Södra Älvstranden, is on the mainland. It is a combined river and coastal port, and the total length of the dock is .

Port sections The port is divided into a number of sections or harbors.

South shore

Älvnabbens petroleumhamn, (older) Tånguddens hamn Nya Varvet, (older) Carnegiekajen, (older) dock length , depth Klippan, (older) Majnabbehamnen, dock length , depth Varvet Kusten (older) Göteborgs fiskhamn Gamla Varvet, (older) Stigbergskajen, dock length , depth Masthuggskajen, dock length , depth Skeppsbrokajen, dock length , depth Stenpiren, dock length , depth Stora Hamnen/Stora Hamnkanalen, (older) Packhuskajen, dock length , depth Lilla Bommen Gullbergskajen, dock length , depth Gasverkskajen, (older) dock length , depth Lärjehamnen, (older) dock length , depth Rosenlundskanalen

North shore

Torshamnen, dock length , depth Torshamnen, dock length , depth Arendal, dock length , depth Älvsborgshamnen, dock length , depth Skandiahamnen, dock length , depth Skarvikshamnen, dock length , depth Ryahamnen, dock length , depth Eriksbergshamnen Sannegårdshamnen, (older) dock length , depth Lindholmshamnen, (older) dock length , depth Lundbyhamnen, dock length , depth Frihamnen, dock length , depth Ringökajen, dock length , depth Kvarnen Tre Lejon, (older) dock length , depth

Capacity and cargo

In 2013 the port handled approximately 860,000 containers (TEU) and 160,000 new cars (both import and export). It has 24 scheduled rail freight shuttles, serving Norway and Sweden.

The primary imports are crude oil (20 million tonnes in 2013), textiles and food. The primary exports are new vehicles (trucks, cars, buses, heavy plant), steel and paper. There are specialised terminals for containers, ro-ro, cars, passengers (1.7 million in 2013) and oil and other energy products.

The port is large and deep enough to accommodate even very large ships, such as the Maya of the Mediterranean Shipping Company that arrived at the port on 21December 2015. It was then the world's largest container ship, long with a draft of and a 19,224 TEU capacity. On March 31, 2026, the port acquired a large land area (210,000 square metres) on its outer zone as part of its expansion strategy.

Port of Gothenburg

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