Description: The Port of Gothenburg is the only Swedish port that can receive the world’s largest oceangoing vessels and in doing so offer direct deep-sea services to other continents. Freight vessels are becoming larger and the fairways leading into the port need to be deepened by around four metres.
Services Operations About Green Connection Eng Swe const headerText = `SKANDIA GATEWAY`; const bodyText = ``; document.getElementById("hero-header-text").innerHTML = headerText.trim(); document.getElementById("hero-body-text").innerHTML = bodyText.trim(); SKANDIA GATEWAY The Port of Gothenburg About Projects at the port Skandia Gateway Larger vessels require deeper harbours. The Port of Gothenburg is the only port in Sweden that can receive the world’s largest vessels. At present they are unable to do so fu
The area that needs to be deepened is almost five kilometres long and 11 million cubic metres of clay will need to be dredged. This will increase the maximum depth for ships from the current 13.5 metres to 16,5-17.5 metres. In addition, the turning circle outside the Container Terminal needs to be widened. Quays and terminal areas will be reinforced when the harbor basin is deepened by up to 7 m, allowing two large vessels to be handled at the same time.
As current conditions prevent certain vessels from visiting Sweden, work needs to begin as quickly as possible. Preparations began in 2019, the Gothenburg Port Authority will begin quay reinforcement work in the fourth quarter of 2023, and the Swedish Maritime Administration will begin dredging in the autumn of 2026. The project is scheduled for completion at around the turn of the year 2027/2028.