SSG No 20 - Shipgaz

PORTS & MARITIME LOGISTICS
Project Norvikudden:
Ports of Stockholm
do it by themselves
The first call at the new container
and ro-ro port Norvikudden
in Nynäshamn (south of Stockholm)
is scheduled for 2011.
The owner, Ports of Stockholm,
projects a capacity of ten million tons of
goods annually. The financing is arranged
without government subsidies.
“There is a huge pressure on the Baltic
Sea, trade volumes increase all the time
and this is the second largest economic
growth area in the world. Norvikudden
must be implemented and we are not
dependent on government subsidies”, says
Björn Neckman, head of Public Affairs at
Ports of Stockholm.
The process of increasing port capacity
in the Stockholm region has been long.
But finally, earlier this year, the board of
Ports of Stockholm’s took the decision to
build a new container and ro-ro port in
Norvikudden, Nynäshamn, to best meet
future needs. Close to 95 per cent of Sweden’s
international trade goes by water.
“Norvikudden will play an important
role in the competitiveness of the region’s
trade and industry, and also in the supply
of goods. The population is estimated to
grow by 270,000 until 2019 in the county
of Stockholm. And in the Mälardalen
region a huge population growth is expected
until 2030. It is obvious that we have to
strengthen the infrastructure”, says Björn
Neckman.
“Stockholm has limited options to
handle increased container traffic, and
30 SCANDINAVIAN SHIPPING GAZETTE • OCTOBER 26, 2007