2023-06-30
On 7 September, the new port section in Pampushamnen was inaugurated. This includes a new quay, P10, and an additional 40,000 square metres of yard. The area has been in operation since mid-June, but now was the time to gather employees and customers for an inauguration to mark the milestone in the large port development project.
Magnus Grimhed, Marketing and Sales Manager.
– – Norrköping’s geographical location has enabled the city’s journey to become one of Sweden’s strongest logistics hubs, where we as a port are an important cornerstone. The strength of the Port of Norrköping is that we have a good balance in our freight flows and between imports and exports. Our success reflects the success of our customers and the strength of this region, says Magnus Grimhed, Marketing and Sales Manager.
Bengt Sand (left), Chairman Port of Norrköping, Reidar Svedahl (center), Council member Norrköping Municipality and Henrik Åkerström (right), performed the inaugural ceremony where ropes were used to symbolise arrival to the new quay. One rope represented the vessel, one the port and one – our customers.
– Over time, the Port of Norrköping has gone from merely selling an infrastructure system to becoming an actor that also contributes to regional growth and competitiveness. With the ongoing development, we are gearing up to meet increasingly complex customer requirements. The port section that we are now taking into use, will benefit our operations in the port and strengthen the entire region, said Henrik Åkerström, CEO of the Port of Norrköping.
Facts about the development:
• Discontinuation of port operations and cargo handling in the inner port.
• Refurbishment and development of the Öhmanskajen and associated terminal.
• Investment in new, electrically powered jib cranes and dismantling of jib cranes with internal combustion engines.
• Dredging and widening of the harbor basin at Pampushamnen.
• New construction of 220 meter quay (P10).
• Completion of 40,000 square meters of new harbor area adjacent to P10.
• Exploitation of the Märket block with approx. 80,000 square meters of new terminal space adjacent to the Pampus terminal.
• Completion of the reconstructed quay section in Pampushamnen with an integrated section for handling heavy goods is estimated to be completed in 2025.
