For the first time ever the Port of Gothenburg has a Russian container line as a customer. Delta Shipping Lines will put into Gothenburg as part of the scheduled route between northern Germany and St Petersburg.
Commencing on March 10, the Port of Gothenburg will have yet another link with Russia. Delta Shipping Lines specialises in transport from the continental ports of Hamburg and Rotterdam to the Russian market via St Petersburg.
The company has now included Gothenburg on its route. The rotation will be St Petersburg, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Gothenburg, St Petersburg, and will be served by three ice-class vessels. The vessels will put into Gothenburg once a week.
"It is extremely gratifying to acquire a new customer in times such as these. This is the third new link with Russia this year alone for the Port of Gothenburg and is a reflection of the belief in the strength of the Russian market," says Magnus Kårestedt, chief executive at the Port of Gothenburg. "Even if volumes are not that high at present, the shipping companies want the lines in place in readiness for when the market takes off again. When that happens it will simply be a matter of filling the vessels with cargo."
Swedish companies can use the new route for imports and exports to and from Russia. The transport time between Gothenburg and St Petersburg will be two days.
"The more links with Russia we have the more attractive it will be for the shipping lines to go all the way up to Gothenburg with their largest ocean-going vessels and to handle transshipment to the Baltic region here instead of at the ports on the continent," says Magnus Kårestedt.
Commencing on March 10, the Port of Gothenburg will have yet another link with Russia. Delta Shipping Lines specialises in transport from the continental ports of Hamburg and Rotterdam to the Russian market via St Petersburg.
The company has now included Gothenburg on its route. The rotation will be St Petersburg, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Gothenburg, St Petersburg, and will be served by three ice-class vessels. The vessels will put into Gothenburg once a week.
"It is extremely gratifying to acquire a new customer in times such as these. This is the third new link with Russia this year alone for the Port of Gothenburg and is a reflection of the belief in the strength of the Russian market," says Magnus Kårestedt, chief executive at the Port of Gothenburg. "Even if volumes are not that high at present, the shipping companies want the lines in place in readiness for when the market takes off again. When that happens it will simply be a matter of filling the vessels with cargo."
Swedish companies can use the new route for imports and exports to and from Russia. The transport time between Gothenburg and St Petersburg will be two days.
"The more links with Russia we have the more attractive it will be for the shipping lines to go all the way up to Gothenburg with their largest ocean-going vessels and to handle transshipment to the Baltic region here instead of at the ports on the continent," says Magnus Kårestedt.