Swedish forest products company SCA will build a new container port in the Tunadal Port area, aiming to expand the cargo handling capabilities of the Swedish facility.
[s2If is_user_logged_in()]The new box port, which will have an overall capacity of 100,000TEU, will be built on land south of the current port, according to Björn Lyngfelt, SCA’s senior vice president of communications, who told Container News that the new port is expected to be fully operational in 2024.
Among the several upgrades in the Tunadal port, SCA has announced it will also increase the possible berth draught from 12 to 15m in order to be able to accommodate larger ships.
“With this expansion of the port, we will be able to load significantly larger ships and be able to ensure the efficient and competitive transport of the products that are growing in volume in the region,” said Magnus Svensson, SCA’s president of sourcing and logistics.
The overall investment by SCA in Tunadal Port, which includes investments in Östrand pulp mill and in pulp production at the Ortviken industrial site, will be approximately US$55 million.
Over the past five years, the volume of containerised trade from Tunadal Port has more than doubled, while SCA said that containers are being increasingly used to transport pulp and solid-wood products.
“This development has meant that we need to be able to handle larger volumes of containerised cargo than previously and be able to accommodate larger ships – both container ships and break bulk vessels,” added Magnus Svensson.
“With the expanded port, the combined terminal being built by the Municipality of Sundsvall and the improved rail links to Tunadal Port, we will have a transport infrastructure that will move Sundsvall closer to the global export markets and the Scandinavian domestic market, thereby benefiting industry and trade across Northern Sweden,” he concluded.[/s2If]
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