The Port of Gothenburg is municipally-owned, one of the biggest deepwater ports in the region of Scandinavia. They are one of the largest ports in the Nordic countries.
- TEU: 772 000 (2019)
- Compromise modern onshore power facilities
- Main cargoes: breakbulk cargo, oil, bananas, vehicle, and forest products
- Annual traffic: 11 thousand ships from 140+ destinations around the world
Copenhagen Malmö Port AB is one of the largest port and terminal operators in the region. They are also among the biggest cruise destinations in Northern Europe. Included on the top 83 core ports in Europe.
- TEU: 153 000
- Main activities: transport and logistics services
- Handled container traffic, dry bulk, cruise ships, ferries, and so on
- Operating in Visby, Copenhagen, Malmö for cruise
The Port of Sundsvall is well-sheltered, situated at the mouth of the River Selangor. It is among the largest harbor in Northern Sweden, with an easy entrance, broad and deep fairways.
- TEU: 25,778 (2012)
- Available facilities: general cargo vessels, Ro-ro vessels, LPG carriers, and tankers
- Two main areas: Tunadalshalmen and Vinskhrodde Oil Terminal
- Annual handled cargo traffic: 4,500,000 tons
The Port of Stockholm is consists of three ports in Kappelskar, Stockholm, and Nynahsamn. They can accommodate large vessels, handles freight and passengers moving in the nearby countries.
- TEU: 500,000
- Features: Ro-Ro terminal and container terminal
- Handled containers and rolling cargo
Port of Kalmar is dedicated to providing cargo handling solutions and services. They serve terminals, ports, distribution centers, and heavy industry worldwide.
- TEU: 6690 carrying capacity
- Handling most types of cargo and medium-sized vessels
- Main exports: forestry products, sawn timber, grain, piece goods, other bulk cargoes
- Primary imports: Iron products, fertilizers, fodders, iron products, etc
Port of Karlshamn, is a multi-purpose port, is among the largest ports in Sweden. It has a growing important role in the SE area of the Baltic Sea. They are providing an extensive range of logistics services.
- TEU: N/A
- Main activities: forestry, energy, storage/ reloading, and bulk products
- Expert in handling breakbulk, Ro-ro, dry, liquid bulk, timber, and paper pulp
- Can accommodate all sizes of vessels
- Feature six-port areas
The Port of Sölvesborg is a medium-size commercial harbor, lies at the head of Solvesborgsviken. This port is present in 2,200 port locations.
- TEU: N/A
- Top exports: agricultural products, timber products, wood pulp, and paper
- Main imports: woodchip, chemicals, steel plates, timber, corn, and clay
- Compromise facilities handling a range of liquid and general cargoes
- Handled around 700 thousand tons of cargo annually
The Port of Helsingborg serves as the key rail and road freight hub of the country and its international trade. They are among the largest container port in Sweden with broad experience in the entire supply chain.
- TEU: More than 350,000
- Transportation: railway, road, and sea-run
- Provide unique infrastructural opportunities for forwarding agents, shipping companies, and conveyors
- Carry more than 7, 000, 000 passengers every year
- Handles good transport to all major port cities around the world
Port of Halland Halmstad AB is a full-service port, a transport and logistics hub with an excellent position. The port was a merge of two ports (Varberg and Halmstad), launch in 2013.
- TEU: approx. 26,000 handled annually
- Compromise seven terminals, four Ro-ro ramps
- Accommodate 1,100 ships of maximum length of 230 m calls per year
The Port of Gävle is among the top Swedish port, best container harbor in the region. This port is a central hub for exports in Sweden.
- TEU: 200,000 handled yearly
- Composed with eight different terminals; Gävle Container Terminal, CombiTerminal Fredriksskans, etc
- Primary serves the steel and processed wood industry; produced nearly 20 million tons annually
- Handling around 5 000 000 tons of cargo each year
- New investments: warehouses, railways, and other cargo handling facilities
Port of Ahus is a modern port, are administered by Ahus Hamn and Stuveri AB. This is also one of the most important bulk-handling ports in Sweden, is also among the largest port for containers.
- TEU: 3000 TEUs
- Surrounded by many companies
- Consists of container terminals and storage buildings near the wharves
- Primarily handling bulk, liquid, and general cargoes
- Bulk handling accounts for 60% of the total volume handled
- Can accommodate vessels to a maximum of 135 meters long
One of the largest RoRo ports in Scandinavia is the Port of Trelleborg. This port handles an important share in the foreign export and import volumes in Sweden. 13 RoPax ferries operate regularly in the four transport corridors of sea bridges today.
- TEU: N/A
- Main service: Ro-ro, ferry berths, container terminals, bulk carrier facilities, and naval facilities
- Provide efficient oil and gas transfer solutions
- Among the largest ferry ports in Scandinavia
Port of Vasertervik is situated on the eastern coast of Sweden. The harbor is divided into the inner and outer harbor by Lusarna island. It is equipped with modern facilities: three jetties and three pontoons.
- TEU: N/A
- 700m with depths alongside 1.0-3.0m total berthing space
- Can accommodate vessels up to 13,000DWT
- Principal exports: wood pulp, timber, pit props, craft liner in reels
- Top imports: chemicals, iron wire, manure, and pit props
Ystad Port is among the largest Swedish ferry ports, situated in the south Skĺne region, on the southern tip of mainland Sweden. It is composed of facilities for breakbulk, bulk, and Ro-ro cargoes. They are handling ferries from the nearby region and countries.
- TEU: N/A
- Port operations: daily ferry passenger transport to/from Rønne
- Approx. 2 million passengers pass through the port (2012)
- Second-largest port in terms of rail cars
- Other services: transporting coal, general cargo, conventional vessels
The largest port in Northern Scandinavia is the port of Umeå. This is a year-round port capable of handling around 2, 500, 000 tonnes of cargoes per year.
- 30 000 TEUs handled annually
- 50% of product handling are forest products
- Other cargoes: oil products, project cargo, and fodder
- Around 600 thousand passengers pass through the port
- More than 2 million tons of cargo are handled annually
Port of Södertälje is strategically located 30km to the west of Stockholm, on the Sodertalje Canal, at the mouth of Lake Malaren. The port manages the port and terminal operations including container handling, Ro-ro, and oil.
- 40 000 TEUs handled annually
- Daily activities: loading and unloading of ships, storage, terminal handling, railcar operations
- Cargo handled: containers, imported cars, and general cargo
- Approx. 900 thousand tonnes of cargo handled annually
The Port of Karlskrona is a seaport created as the naval base on the Baltic. Since the late 17th Century, it has been the main naval base in Sweden. They are strategically located around 50 nautical miles east-northeast of the Port of Ahus.
- TEU: 6418
- Handle cruise ships with a maximum size of LOA length 160 m
- Larger liners are anchored at sea, passengers transported via tender boat
- Cruise ships have reserved a special dockside
The Falkenbergs Terminal is offering efficient service for handling goods for over 70 years. With its extensive experience, their solid competence in loading and unloading, logistics, and repackaging of goods.
- TEU: N/A
- Provide a very high level of service
- Equipped with modern equipment for optimal goods handling
- Handle most types of goods with high efficiency
The Port of Norrkoping is a well-sheltered harbor with good anchorage. It is approximately 60nm southwest of Stockholm. They serve well-develop resources and systems for shipping, road, rail, and air freight service.
- TEU: 71, 100 containerized cargo handled annually
- Well-equipped with modern equipment in handling all types of traffic and cargo
- Main cargo handling areas: Inner Harbour and the Pampus Terminal
- Top handling service: general goods, Ro-ro, container, liquid, and bulk
The Port of Wallhamn, a large privately-owned port, is located on the Southeast coast of Tjorn, around 17nm North of Goteborg.
- TEU: 16,000
- Managed all types of dry cargo vessels and containers
- Motor vehicles are the major imports and exports of the port
- Handled over 300,000 tons of cargo per year
The Port of Haparanda is strategically situated at the northerly extreme of the Swedish coastline at 65.7725° / 23.901945°.
- TEU: N/A
- Port type: harbor
- Port Authority: Seskaro Sawmill
The Port of Karlsborg is a medium seaport, located 80km east of Lulea, on the Baltic Sea at 65.7906N, 23.2819E.
- TEU: N/A
- Exports: timber products., I, e cellulose, board, wood pulp
- Imports: cement, oil, salt, nitrates, and sulfate
- Anchorage depth: 12.5m – 13.7m
- Accommodate ships over 100m in length
Port of Luleå is strategically situated at the north end of the Gulf of Bothnia. This port is open all year round, the use of ice-breakers makes it possible. It has around 8,500,000 annual turnover metric tons of goods.
- TEU: N/A
- Discharge around 500,000t of oil products per year
- Handled 8.5 million tons of goods annually
- Compromise five divisions: (3) public quays (2) industrial quays
The Port of Piteå or Piteå Hamn AB is modern, is strategically located around 12kms SE of Pitea.
- TEU: 72
- High capacities of goods storage, like petroleum and oil product
- 80 percent of goods flow comes from forestry products
- Large companies clients such as LKAB, Sveaskog
Port of Skelleftea is strategically situated on the Southeast coast of Sweden. It is consists of three quays that handle most bulk, forestry, and general cargoes. Its annual handling capacity is approximately 1.7 million tons of cargo and 150 thousand passengers.
- TEU: N/A
- Major goods: forest products and bulk goods
- Other services: handling scrap metal, forest products
- Composed of terminals involved in loading and unloading sawn timber, and other cargoes
This port is situated in Vasterbotten, in the Gulf of Bothnia, positioned on the Northeast coast of Sweden. This is a center for bulk and timber exports and general cargo.
- TEU: N/A
- Import: fuel
- Maximum vessel size: LOA 165m
Port of Ornskoldsvik is strategically situated at the northern end of the Gulf of Bothnia.
- TEU: N/A
- Major Exports: pulp, engineering goods, and timber products
- Main Imports: chemical, cement, oil, fuel, and general cargo
- Around 147 thousand tons of cargo handle per year
Port of Harnosand is among the best of Sweden’s natural harbor, situated in the Gulf of Bothnia, the East coast of Sweden. It has good depth water and well-expanded quays.
- TEU: N/A
- Top exports: ferric oxide and timber products
- Major imports: oil, dry bulk goods, sulphuric acid, asphalt
- Over 1 million tons of cargo-handling
- Allow any size of vessels to enter
Port of Hudiksvall is strategically situated on the East coast of Sweden, in the Gulf of Bothnia. They have a very high capability of accomodating general cargo, container, bulk cargo, and Ro-Ro vessels with its 500m berths.
- TEU: N/A
- Principal exports: timber products
- Annual handling capacity: approx. 300,000t of cargo
The Port of Iggesund is located at the head of an inlet, lies on the west side of the Hudiksvall.
- TEU: N/A
- Main exports: wood pulp, cardboard, and timber
- Major imports: limestone
- Approx. 450 vessels call the port annually
Port of Sodernhamn occupies a total of 1,615m area of quayage, is situated in eastern Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia. It is incorporated by Langror, Stugsund, Orrskar, and Sandarne.
- TEU: N/A
- Consists of facilities handling liquid, dry, and bulk cargoes
- Traffic figures: handled around 500 thousand tons of cargo per year
- Manage 47,000DWT vessels
Port of Vallvik is strategically situated on the east coast of the Gulf of Bothnia, in the Soderhamn area. The summer zone for ships is over 100 meters in length.
- TEU: N/A
- Main exports: timber products and wood pulp
- Top imports: fuel oil and pyrites
Port of Norrsundet is situated on the east coast of Sweden at 60.9367N, 17.1527E.
- TEU: N/A
- Principally handle export of wood pulp and timber
- Fuel oil, Glauber’s salt, and coal are top import goods
The Port of Skutskar is a well-sheltered harbor, is situated in Eastern Sweden, approx. 6nm of Gavle.
- TEU: N/A
- Pulp, resin, oil, and timber goods are principal exports
- Import goods: sulfur, electrolysis salt, and oil
- Note: Harbour is close from Jan-Apr due to account of ice
Port of Forsmark is around 12km west-north-west of Oregrund, in Uppsala Eastern Sweden. This harbor is developed by a breakwater on the north side and a pier. It is closed to non-authorized traffic.
- TEU: N/A
- Solely used as a port for nuclear power plant
- The maximum size vessel is LOA 90m
The Port of Hargshamn is a commercial port, owned and managed by Hargs Hamn AB. It is positioned in the Oregrund archipelago, approximately 70nm North of Stockholm and South of Gavle.
- TEU: N/A
- Specializes in exporting timber and ore
- Open all-year-round by an ice-breaking tug
- More than 600 thousand tons of cargo handled per year
The Port of Hallstavik is a well-sheltered harbor and is one of the biggest paper mills in Sweden, owned and managed by HOLMEN PAPER.
- TEU: N/A
- Annual export: 500, 000t of newsprint
- Annual imports: 50,000t of clay, 30,000t of fuel oil, and 50, 000m3 of pulp logs
- Open all winter season
- Handled around 247 vessels per year
Port of Kapellskar is located 90km north of Stockholm, 20kilometres east of Norrtälje at N 59 43´ E 19 04´. It is among the biggest freight ports in Sweden, and essential for Finland, Åland, and the Baltic States trading.
- TEU: N/A
- Rapidly transport goods and passengers to and from Stockholm
- Transport cargo to the surrounding cities and countries
Port of Nynashamn is an anchor port, an alternative port for Stockholm. It is situated 60 km south of Stockholm City.
- TEU: N/A
- Modern passenger ad Ro-Ro port
- Accommodate larger international cruise liners
- Handled 346 thousand tons of cargo annually
- More than 1,300 vessels call the port
Port of Oxelosund is a deepwater commercial port, strategically located on the Eastern Peninsula, about 100kilometres from Stockholm, at the seaward end of Braviken.
- TEU: N/A
- Handles bulk carriers, large tankers, general cargo vessels, containers, and Ro-ro
- Main exports: coal, coke, grain, oil, and steel products
- Top imports: fuel chips, limestone, scrap iron, coal, iron ore, etc
- Approximately 900 vessels are handled annually
- Provide total logistics solutions
Port of Oskarshamn is a sheltered, modern seaport strategically located on Western Kalmarsund, approximately 135nm of Stockholm, in southeastern Sweden. They are providing excellent port service, among of the largest export harbors for timber products in the country.
- Annual cargo tonnage: 1 400 000 tons (2008)
- Good water depth and anchorage around 15.0m depth
- Ice-free harbor through icebreakers
- Capacity to load and unload five 20-40,000DWT ships
The Port of Borgholm is situated on the island of Oland in the Baltic Sea, covering an area of approximately 3km2 in total. It has around 3,000 population.
- TEU: N/A
- Load line zone: over 100m in length vessels for Summer Zone;
- 100m or fewer ships for Winter Zone
Port of Degerhamn is the main port situated on Western Oland Island. The port is a well-sheltered, industrial port with facilities.
- TEU: N/A
- Handle oil and bulk cargoes
- Top imports include coal, oil, and gypsum
- Cargoes are handled on one berth
Bergkvara Port is a smaller marina, sited 20nm in the SW end of Kalmarsund. This is a commercial and fishing harbor that consists of a complex for bulk and general cargo handling. The port is closed in Jan-Feb occasionally.
- TEU: N/A
- Consists of the open roadstead
- Import: timber and fertilizers
- Export handled: sawn wood goods
Port of Ronneby is a small commercial harbor that handles general and liquid cargo, located near the port of Karlskrona.
- TEU: N/A
- Principal exports: timber and timber products
- Top imports: zinc, oil, chemicals, steel plate, zinc, so on.
- Close during severe winter, esp. February and March
Port of Simrishamn., is a port located in the Eastern Skane Province. This is a small fishing and commercial harbor divided into two: outer and inner harbor.
- TEU: N/A
- Top exports: cereals and crushed quartz
- Major imports: coal, oil, and fertilizer
- Handled more than 208 thousand tons of cargo per year
Port of Landskrona, is a port and town in Skåne län, located on the South coast of Sweden, in the Sound. This port can be reached easily by road via E4 and E6 connections.
- TEU: N/A
- Handles bulk ships with 190m max. length
- Ability to provide 24/7 stevedore service
- Handle export and imports
- About 11 thousand vessels per year
Port of Hoganas is a privately-owned harbor by Hoganas AB. It is located in the Oresund, 20kilometres north coast of Helsingborg.
- TEU: N/A
- Handled own dry cargoes
- Compromise small shore tank farm for storage of vehicles
- Occasionally closed because of ice
Port of Varberg is a ferry port located in Straffens sten, Sweden at 57.1088N, 12.2283E.
- TEU: N/A
- Largest timber port in Sweden
- Consists of facilities for handling all types of cargo
- Annual traffic figure: Over 1.6 million tons of cargo
Port of Donso is a deepwater harbor situated in South Gothenburg, south-west of Sweden
- TEU: N/A
- Capable of accomodating merchant vessels
- Primarily a fishing harbor
- Maximum vessel size: length 75m, 3.5-6.0m depth