The report by Professor Bengt Owe Birgersson, Uppsala University earmarks Copenhagen’s Malmö Port, Gävle, Gothenburg, Helsingborg, Karlshamn/Karlskrona, Luleå, Norrköping, Stockholm (Kapellskär), Sundvall and Trelleborg as “strategically important” for Sweden.Among other recommendations, the port report advises that the state commits itself to deepening the approach channels in the prioritised ports, and assumes greater responsibility for investment in the port’s railways and approach roads.
The Swedish government is expected to decide next spring upon its infrastructure priorities for 2010-16.