calling at the respective ports. The difference between the four cities in this matter is
that Trelleborg and Karlskrona encounter the same vessels all the time as they are
foremost RoRo/RoPax ports.
As to the project participant ports, a short description of the four should be in
order. The ports are all wholly owned by the municipality but operated through a
municipality—controlled company. In one case, that is, the Port of Karlskrona, the
port company operating the ferry port is divided between the municipality-owned
company and the ferry operator where the later has a majority of the shares. In the
case of the Port of Gothenburg and Port of Trelleborg, the port authority is concerned
only with the part that is used for commercially operated vessels,
15 while in the case
of the Ports of Stockholm and Karlskrona, all quays are part of the municipalityowned Port Company.
From the Port of Trelleborg, three different ferry operators utilize their vessels
going to six different destinations with 30 arrivals/departures each day. In all,
13 different ferries call into the port and all ferries are of rather recent built. The
port which is situated more or less in the centre of the city, is now expanding and
moving towards the east of the city. In Karlskrona one ferry operator operates four
ferries going to one destination in Poland. The port of Karlskrona is situated just
outside the city and the traffic to and from the ferries do not have a big impact on the
city from an emission standpoint. The Port of Stockholm is more diversified than the
ones mentioned above. First, the whole port owned by the Municipality of Stockholm is divided into three different ports, where one is situated in another municipality. Even the ports in Stockholm are split from each other. One is in the centre
16 of
Stockholm with ferries traversing to Alandia and Finland which are visible to the city
population, while the other is located somewhat off from the city centre.
17 In this
area, the oil terminal and the container terminal are located. The Port of Gothenburg
is also a wholly owned company of the municipality. The port has been focusing on
commercial berths only. Today, it provides the ferry services to Germany and
Denmark; it is close to the city centre. The oil, container and RoRo terminals are
outside the city close to the industrial areas on the island of Hisingen.
Of the four ports discussed in the project, only two have diversified traffic flowing
into the port from the seaside. These are the Ports of Gothenburg and Stockholm.
The Port of Trelleborg has some bulk cargo vessels calling into port but on a very
limited scale.
18 By and large, all varieties of vessels call at the Port of Gothenburg,
but pure dry bulk carriers are rarely seen. Basically, all the different kinds of cargo
coming in and going out must be transported to and from the port either by rail or
road. From a European perspective, this is a limitation as canal vessels traversing the
European rivers and coastal sea traffic are virtually non-existing in Swedish waters.
15 This omits the quays that takes on fishing vessels, leisure crafts.
16 Stadsgårdskajen.
17 Värtahamnen.
18 These vessels operate with either merchandise for the agriculture sector or oil to support the
bunker industry.
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that Trelleborg and Karlskrona encounter the same vessels all the time as they are
foremost RoRo/RoPax ports.
As to the project participant ports, a short description of the four should be in
order. The ports are all wholly owned by the municipality but operated through a
municipality—controlled company. In one case, that is, the Port of Karlskrona, the
port company operating the ferry port is divided between the municipality-owned
company and the ferry operator where the later has a majority of the shares. In the
case of the Port of Gothenburg and Port of Trelleborg, the port authority is concerned
only with the part that is used for commercially operated vessels,
15 while in the case
of the Ports of Stockholm and Karlskrona, all quays are part of the municipalityowned Port Company.
From the Port of Trelleborg, three different ferry operators utilize their vessels
going to six different destinations with 30 arrivals/departures each day. In all,
13 different ferries call into the port and all ferries are of rather recent built. The
port which is situated more or less in the centre of the city, is now expanding and
moving towards the east of the city. In Karlskrona one ferry operator operates four
ferries going to one destination in Poland. The port of Karlskrona is situated just
outside the city and the traffic to and from the ferries do not have a big impact on the
city from an emission standpoint. The Port of Stockholm is more diversified than the
ones mentioned above. First, the whole port owned by the Municipality of Stockholm is divided into three different ports, where one is situated in another municipality. Even the ports in Stockholm are split from each other. One is in the centre
16 of
Stockholm with ferries traversing to Alandia and Finland which are visible to the city
population, while the other is located somewhat off from the city centre.
17 In this
area, the oil terminal and the container terminal are located. The Port of Gothenburg
is also a wholly owned company of the municipality. The port has been focusing on
commercial berths only. Today, it provides the ferry services to Germany and
Denmark; it is close to the city centre. The oil, container and RoRo terminals are
outside the city close to the industrial areas on the island of Hisingen.
Of the four ports discussed in the project, only two have diversified traffic flowing
into the port from the seaside. These are the Ports of Gothenburg and Stockholm.
The Port of Trelleborg has some bulk cargo vessels calling into port but on a very
limited scale.
18 By and large, all varieties of vessels call at the Port of Gothenburg,
but pure dry bulk carriers are rarely seen. Basically, all the different kinds of cargo
coming in and going out must be transported to and from the port either by rail or
road. From a European perspective, this is a limitation as canal vessels traversing the
European rivers and coastal sea traffic are virtually non-existing in Swedish waters.
15 This omits the quays that takes on fishing vessels, leisure crafts.
16 Stadsgårdskajen.
17 Värtahamnen.
18 These vessels operate with either merchandise for the agriculture sector or oil to support the
bunker industry.
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