SCANDINAVIA\\\ Stena sets sail to Poland


Stena Line has started a new service between the Port of Nynäshamn near Stockholm and Gdynia in Poland. Ports of Stockholm said it would


allow more goods to be transported by sea directly to the city region. Its


deputy managing director


and head of marketing, Henrik Widerståhl, said: “We are seeing a steady increase in freight volumes at all of our ports and it is extremely pleasing that Stena Line, a long- term and successful


customer,


has now chosen to introduce an entirely new service from the Port of Nynäshamn.” He added that transporting


goods by sea directly to and from the growing Stockholm region was “a better environmental alternative and alleviates the pressure on the country’s already congested roads and railways.” Stena


Line for chief freight executive,


Niclas Mårtensson, explained: “Demand


capacity


is growing steadily, both from Poland and Sweden, and this is an important step for us in meeting the increasing demand of our customers, while at the same time building for the future. We will continue to develop our operations to keep pace with the needs of the market and our customers, and this new service will be an important supplement to our existing routes over the Baltic Sea.” Stena


Line also operates


between Nynäshamn and Ventspils in Latvia with the vessels Scottish Viking and Stena Flavia. As well as the Stena services,


Nynäshamn also handles Destination Gotland- freight and passenger services 2-6 times a day to Visby and Polferries’ two or three


times a week service to Gdansk in Poland.


Chair of the board at Ports of


Stockholm, Stefan Hansson, added: “It is beginning to get a bit crowded at the Port of Nynäshamn and this new service emphasises the need for the new freight port, the Stockholm Norvik Port, which we are currently building just north of Nynäshamn. The new port will be ready for the first vessels to call in 2020 and will be able to handle larger volumes of both containers and ro ro services.” Stockholm Norvik is intended


to allow bigger container and ro ro ships to berth close to Stockholm city and will cut out the long road and rail journey from ports in the south of Sweden – although the port itself will also have excellent road and rail links, promises Ports of Stockholm. Terminal operator Hutchison


is planning to install 22 container- wide cranes, allowing the port to handle some of the biggest ships afloat and certainly the largest currently seen in the Baltic. Its seven berths will offer a total


of 1,400m of quayside and a water depth of 16.5m. There will also be a 60 hectare


logistics and business park. Henrik Widerståhl said that the


initial prognosis was that Norvik would


cater for Stockholm’s


existing Baltic feeder services – on which ships are becoming ever larger – but he would not rule out competing with the likes of Gdansk or St Petersburg for deepsea ships at some point in the future. As well as catering for growing volumes


overall of


On the rise across the board


All Ports of Stockholm freight segments increased during the first three quarters of the year in comparison to the same period of 2016. Over the first nine months


of 2017 freight volumes increased substantially across all segments - ferry freight, containers and bulk cargo. “The economy is


flourishing and Stockholm is growing,” said Ports of Stockholm managing director, Johan Castwall. Ports


of Stockholm is


Sweden’s third largest ferry freight port and cargo on ferries has increased most in tonnage terms with just over 5 million tonnes transported during the first nine months of the year. Containers have risen by


just over 12% compared to the previous year. In total more than 48 000teu have been transported to and from the container terminal at the Frihamnen port. Bulk volumes were also up


19% compared to the same months of 2016.


traffic,


Stockholm Norvik Port will meet the needs of larger modern ships


with deeper draughts, longer quays, larger terminal areas and short and easy approach lanes from its larger fairways. Ports of Stockholm is responsible


for numerous other ro ro, container and other cargo facilities scattered across the region’s many islands. For example, Värtahamnen,


a few kilometres to the east of the city, handles regular freight and passenger services to Åland,


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Turku, Helsinki, Latvia and Tallinn operated by Tallink Silja line. Stadsgården, just south of the


city, is host to Viking Line services to Åland and destinations in Finland. There are also St Peter Line freight and passenger


services


once a week from Frihamnen – just south of Värtahamnen – which is currently also the city’s main container terminal with regular feeder connections to and from Antwerp, Hamburg and


Bremerhaven, as well as other ports. However,


Frihamnen –


which is close to the urban area – is expected to close at the same time that Norvik opens and the site redeveloped for housing and offices. However a new facility close to


Stockholm city – the Värta terminal – opened a year ago and offers an alternative for ro ro traffic. Kapellskär, about 70km to the


north-east of Stockholm, has also recently completed a €90 million


25


programme to double its capacity. The ro ro port is the terminus


for Tallink Silja’s four times a week freight services to Paldiski, Estonia and DFDS Seaways’ daily freight and passenger services to the same port. There is also FinnLink’s two


or three times a day freight and passenger


services to Naantali,


Finland and Viking Line’s two or three times a day freight and passenger service to Mariehamn on Åland.


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