51,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide. That was the quantity of emissions saved 2009 by goods arriving at the Port of Gothenburg by rail instead of by road. The volume of goods carried by rail to the Port of Gothenburg has risen sharply in recent years.

More goods on rail is also in line with the Port of Gothenburg's environmental policy, which amongst other things includes minimizing unnecessary and environmentally hostile transports to and from the port.

The Port of Gothenburg is investing heavily in expanding rail traffic to and from the port. In 2009 51,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide were saved by transporting goods in and out of the Port of Gothenburg by rail instead of by road. This is equivalent to more than 200,000 flights between Gothenburg and Stockholm or the annual emissions from 14,000 passenger cars.

Together with rail operators, industrial companies, forwarding agents, shipping lines and the National Rail Administration, the port has built up a system of rail shuttles. Ten years ago the fist shuttle began operating to Karlstad. The number has now risen to 26, with daily departures to 23 towns in Sweden and Norway. Rail shuttles make it possible to establish a direct route between towns throughout Sweden and the largest port in the Nordic region. Instead of companies themselves moving their freight to the port, it is driven to the nearest inland terminal before being loaded onto a train bound for Gothenburg.

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