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Stena makes the move to Norvik

[ November 9, 2020   //   ]

Stena Line moved its Nynäshamn ferry terminal to the newly built Stockholm Norvik Port on 9 November. The new facility was officially opened with the first arrival of the vessel Stena Flavia at 7am.

Stockholm Norvik Port is a brand new ro ro and container port. Hutchison Ports Stockholm operates the container terminal while the ro ro terminal is operated by Ports of Stockholm.

Stena said the new terminal would be an important part of its expansion plans in the Baltic Sea that includes the deployment of two new modern ferries and 30 % additional freight capacity on the Nynäshamn-Ventspils route in 2021.  

Stena Line operates three routes across the Baltic Sea and recently announced an expansion of its Stockholm-Ventspils route with the deployment of two large modern ro pax-vessels during 2021, adding both freight and passenger capacity. The move to Stockholm Norvik Port would strengthen this position even further, it added.

Trade director Baltic Sea North, Johan Edelman, said: “The move to the new ferry terminal is an important part of our expansion in the Baltic Sea and enables us to continue to grow together with our customers. In January we expect the first of the two new vessels to start operating, adding another 30 % freight capacity to the route.

Stockholm Norvik Port will offer efficient and sustainable logistics solutions with increased capacity and warehouse cross docking facilities as well as strong intermodal connections to the rest of Sweden.

Ports of Stockholm arketing and sales manager Johan Wallén added: “With the strategic location of Stockholm Norvik Port, state-of-the-art infrastructure and great opportunities for storage and load handling, we have created completely new prerequisites for our customers. We warmly welcome Stena Line to Stockholm Norvik Port. We are very pleased with our many years of collaboration and also that Stena Line has chosen this commitment to the Baltic Sea’s new mega-port.”

The new ferry terminal will be a 12 hectare site with a 525 metre quay length, 142 trailer parking lots, and Intelligent Transport System and cross docking facilities.

Since Stena Line acquired the ferry route between Nynäshamn in Sweden and Ventspils in Latvia in 2012 it has more than doubled its operations from one vessel and 10 departures per week to a fixed timetable with two vessels and 24 departures per week.

The crossing time of 8.5 hours is the fastest sea-connection between Sweden and the Baltic countries.

(The next printed issue of FBJ – FBJ 8 2020 – will include a Scandinavia report with an interview with Ports of Stockholm.)

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