Oil out of PoG reaches record high

Freight volumes at the Port of Gothenburg rose by almost three million tonnes in 2016, up from 38.2 million tonnes in 2015 to 40.9 million tonnes last year. A total of 23.7 million tonnes of oil and energy products were handled in 2016, up 12% on the year before and a new record high for the Port of Gothenburg.

Car exports-imports and energy products enjoyed a particularly successful year with rises of 15% and 12% respectively, while container volumes were down by 3%.

Gothenburg has the largest open access energy port in the Nordic region and it handles half of Sweden’s crude oil imports. The Energy Port produces petrol, diesel, asphalt and a range of other products. The proportion of renewables is growing.

Gothenburg Port Authority Chief Executive, Magnus Kårestedt said: “We have never handled volumes of this magnitude before. The difference compared to the previous year is largely the result of an increase in storage and distribution flows. We can also see a clear increase in biocomponents, which are refined and mixed into the fuels.”

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20th Feb 2017