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Gothenburg boxes break records
[ April 30, 2024 // Chris Lewis ]The Port of Gothenburg handled more containers in the first quarter of 2024 than ever before in a three month period. During the first quarter of this year, imports of containerised goods increased by 11% compared to the same period in 2023 while exported containers increased by 4%.
In 2023, high export volumes contributed to the best year ever for the Port of Gothenburg fopr containers but imports were more challenging, with a decrease of nearly 20% for the entire year, due to high interest rates and a weak Swedish krona.
Handling of new vehicles decreased by 2% to 69,000 cars during the first quarter, reflecting the decrease in the number of new car registrations in Sweden during the period.
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