Pulp Paper & Logistics
LOGISTICS 15
Stora Enso cargo unit being transported
departures to the UK and the continent and several departures each week to Finland. The company plays a key role in Sweden’s export trade with a specially-developed load carrier known as a SECU, which stands for Stora Enso Cargo Unit. SECUs leave Sweden with paper and return loaded with other products.
APM Terminals Gothenburg APM Terminals Gothenburg is the largest container terminal in the Nordic region and a hub for Swedish foreign trade. Around 60 per cent of all containers to and from Sweden pass through the terminal. There is an equal split between exports and imports, which by international standards is unusual.
APM has an extensive range of
routes. Around 15 shipping lines use the terminal, with more than 20 visits per week. There are also direct routes served by ocean- going vessels to and from Asia and North America. Direct links offer significant advantages for Swedish import and export companies that have products delivered to and from far-away destinations without trans-shipment. To handle large container ships,
the terminal provides ten berths with 1.8 km of quays – water depth is down to 14 metres. There are eight container cranes,
of which three are Super Post- Panamax cranes, and two rail cranes, together with a shunting yard for loading and unloading rail trucks. Other equipment includes around 40 straddle carriers and other trucks such as high reach stackers
Environmental impact APM Terminals Gothenburg collaborates with the Port of Gothenburg in order to reduce the environmental impact of container terminal operations as far as possible and more than 70 per cent of forest products arrive at the port by train.
Rail shuttles and specially- designed rail systems are a key part of this, with a reduction in emissions and a decrease in the number of heavy vehicles on the roads in and around Gothenburg. Railport Scandinavia is the
name given to the rail shuttles operating to and from the Port of Gothenburg. It is an extensive system involving a large number of freight terminals in Sweden and Norway. These rail shuttles allow large volumes of goods to reach the port’s customers quickly and efficiently. The rail shuttles also result in a lower environmental impact. Some 61,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide were saved by the reduction in fuel consumption during 2012 by moving the goods to and from the Port of Gothenburg by rail instead of by road. This is said to be equivalent to more than 200,000 flights between Gothenburg and Stockholm or the emissions generated by 23,000 passenger cars in one year. At present, there are some 25 daily rail shuttles between the Port of Gothenburg and towns
The weather-protected paper logistics centre
and cities throughout Sweden and Norway. The development of the rail shuttles is an important initiative taken by the Port of Gothenburg and rolled out in 2002. Since then, the volume of goods has almost trebled and the number of containers is now heading towards the 400,000 mark. This is around half of all the containers that are transported to and from the port each year. At present, it is mainly containers that are carried on the trains, although work is in progress to increase the number of trailers moved by rail. The objective of the Port of Gothenburg is to become the most efficient port in Europe and Magnus Kårestedt states that if that aim is to be achieved then good collaboration is vital. Kårestedt concludes: “Our
Reels of paper are unloaded from a rail truck
terminal operators are world leaders in their fields. Alongside this, we must establish the best possible collaboration with the Swedish Maritime Administration and the Swedish Transport Administration to ensure that the approach and berthing take place safely and efficiently. A vital task for the Port of Gothenburg is to ensure the elimination of all bottlenecks, whatever form they may take”. More information from www.
portofgothenburg.com
November 2013
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