The port was founded in 1620. Port of Gothenburg is divided into a municipal company, the Port Authority, and three terminal companies, which will be run by external operators. The four companies commenced operations on February 1, 2010.
VOLUMES
• 818,000 containers TEU
• 504,000 ro/ro units
• 157,000 new cars
• 1.75 million passengers
• 21.1 million tonnes of oil
• 39.5 million tonnes of goods
• 366,500 rail shuttles TEU
FINANCE
• 900 employees
• Net sales SEK 1,506 million
• Earnings after financial items SEK 43 million
TECHNICAL DETAILS
• 9 container cranes, of which 3 super-postpanamax
• 39 straddle carriers
• 20 km total quay length
• 3.6 million sq m of land area
• 20 ro/ro ramps
• 20 oil quays
• 3 passenger terminals
• 1 cruise terminal
• 20 km of rail tracks
(all figures: 2009)