Trailers take the train to the Port of Gothenburg

This week marked the premiere for trailer trains to the Port of Gothenburg, resulting in major environmental benefits.

Over the past ten years the Port of Gothenburg has invested heavily in increasing the volume of goods moved by train to and from the port. This initiative has proved successful – 45 per cent of all containers are now transported by rail.

The Port of Gothenburg also has the largest ro/ro terminal in Sweden, handling half a million trailers each year. Only a few per cent of these arrive at the port by train.

“But things are about to change, says Magnus Kårestedt, CEO at the Port of Gothenburg.

The new trains will be combitrains – half the train is loaded with trailers and half with

containers. The train operators are North Rail and Intercontainer and the first three destinations are

Vännäs (1,000 km to the north), Helsingborg in the south and Eskilstuna in central Sweden.

“Our hope now is that companies and forwarders will latch on to this arrangement, which offers efficient transport and major environmental benefits,” says Magnus Kårestedt.

Source: Tranportweekly