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Administration report
Shipping market
Maritime transport
Sweden’s geographic position and its
considerable dependence on foreign
trade give shipping a dominant role
in the Swedish transport system. Cargo
vessels or ferries convey more than
90% of all exports and imports.
Seaborne freight volumes in foreign
trade amounted to 152 (147) million
tonnes in 2005. Of this total freight
volume, cargo vessels carried the
largest portion, that is, about 116
(114) million tonnes. Ferry traffic –
passenger and rail ferries – transported
some 36 (33) million tonnes of
freight in and out of Sweden in 2005.
The number of seaborne passengers
arriving in Sweden totalled 14.3
(13.9) million and the number of
passengers travelling within Sweden
amounted to 1.4 (1.4) million. Shipping
is also of major significance for
domestic transport. In terms of
tonnes/km, maritime transport accounts
for almost 40% of the total
domestic transport volume. Overall,
Swedish ports reported a turnover of
about 163 (157) million tonnes of
chargeable seaborne goods in 2005,
an increase of about 4% from 2004.
2001 was the first year in many that
maritime transport and freight
turnover at Swedish ports fell, with a
decline of about 4%. During 2002
and 2004, freight volumes again advanced.
Following a rather flat trend
in 2004, the increase added momentum
in 2005, with chargeable goods
volumes about 7% higher than the
peak year of 2000 in the preceding
boom period. Since the levelling out
Goods volumes and calls 2001–2005
of the business cycle in 2001 in terms
of maritime activity, freight volumes
have risen by 12%, or an average of
3% annually. Since 2003, freight volumes
have climbed to new highs each
year.
During 2005, imports were the primary
factor driving freight volumes.
Exports rose 2% and imports 4%.
Since 2002, goods exports have accounted
for 45% of foreign freight
handled.
A trend analysis in terms of freight
types reveals that oil products and
other-than-low-value goods accounted
for the increase in chargeable
goods.
The above freight data do not include
forest products arriving from
storm-hit areas in southern Sweden.
In February 2005, the Swedish Gov-
2005
CHARGEABLE GOODS VOLUMES (1,000 tonnes)
Cargo vessels
2004 2003 2002 2001
Foreign goods 116,085 113,822 111,161 108,115 109,009
Of which, loaded goods 50,979 50,689 48,455 46,715 47,731
Of which, unloaded goods 65,106 63,133 62,706 61,400 61,278
Domestic loaded goods 9,987 9,148 9,744 9,585 9,682
Total cargo vessels 126,072 122,970 120,905 117,700 118,691
Passenger vessels and rail ferries
Foreign goods 36,177 33,299 31,371 29,197 26,184
Of which, loaded goods 17,873 16,561 15,820 14,741 13,546
Of which, unloaded goods 18,304 16,738 15,551 14,456 12,638
Domestic loaded goods
Total passenger vessels
823 825 854 778 613
and rail ferries 37,000 34,124 32,225 29,975 26,797
Total foreign goods 152,262 147,121 142,532 137,312 135,193
Total domestic loaded goods 10,810 9,973 10,598 10,363 10,295
Goods, total 163,072 157,094 153,130 147,675 145,488
*CALLS, FOREIGN, AND DOMESTIC TRAFFIC
Cargo vessels 29,741 28,893 32,837 31,463 36,980
Passenger vessels and rail ferries 92,784 85,145 86,437 85,877 80,468
* The distribution of the number of calls among freight vessels, passenger vessels and ferries in 2004 has been adjusted. The adjustment of the number of calls by various
types of vessels pertains to the South Coast, refer to the table on page 8.
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