A new transloading terminal for timber products has opened at the Port of Gothenburg, Sweden. This means that more sawmills throughout the Nordic region can now ship their timber via the port. The terminal will be run by the family-owned company Sören Thyr AB.
Paper, pulp and timber products account for a large proportion of exports that pass through Gothenburg. Until now, the port has lacked a dedicated terminal for transloading sawn timber products.
The new terminal is adjacent to the port’s ro-ro and container terminals, and can handle more than 1m cubic metres of timber each year.
The terminal makes it possible for sawmills to send their timber by rail or road.
The forest terminal is part of an ongoing investment to increase forest product volumes in Gothenburg, including new rail solutions, plans for more weather-protected transloading terminals and a new collaborative venture between the port and a number of shipping companies.
