Gothenburg to shift intermodal terminal

The agreement between the City of Gothenburg and the Swedish Transport Administration, will see the terminal relocated to the Arken area next to Gothenburg Roro Terminal.

Currently at the intermodal terminal, freight is transferred from rail to road and then distributed to companies throughout the region.

“As approximately 70% of the freight is related to the port, Volvo or other activities near the port, it will be an extremely advantageous location,” said Arvid Guthed, Vice President Port Development at the Gothenburg Port Authority.

He added that the new intermodal terminal at the port will have the same capacity as the current terminal. Relocation will mean that heavy road traffic will be directed away from the city centre to the large roads leading to and from the port.

“The Port of Gothenburg is internationally renowned for the fact that half of the containers are transported to and from the port by rail. With the intermodal terminal located in the heart of the port, new opportunities will be opened up to switch trailer transport from road to rail with substantial environmental gains as a result,” Arvid Guthed concluded.

The present terminal is operated by Green Cargo. It has not yet been decided who will be the new operator following the move to the port.