Boom year for Ports of Stockholm

This year has been one of the most challenging for the Panama Canal Authority and its customers as a drought in the country has led to draught restrictions being imposed on ships transiting the artery.

The economies of most Caribbean countries were severely impacted by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and while some recovery has taken place in the region, it has been sporadic and uneven, and trading volumes have been mixed.

Hutchison Ports Stockholm has announced a new service with a direct connection between Rotterdam and its terminal at Norvik will commence this November.

Holmen Skog will be the first forestry company in Sweden to use Golden Bullet 2, touted by rail company Green Cargo AB as the most efficient roundwood timber wagon on the market. The rail freight company has set up a dedicated organisation for the shipper to ensure flexibility, reliability and frequency as demanded.

A new rail freight terminal for timber has opened in Rundvik, Swsseden. Financed by the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth, the Swedish Transport Administration, the Västerbotten Region and the local Nordmaling Municipality, the SEK57M (US$6.6M) facility caters mainly for shipments made by SCA Forest.

The web portal being developed by Wabtec and the Port of Los Angeles, and its business model to commercialise data exchange, has found its first customer in Europe.