by Przemysław Myszka

Each year around eight million tonnes of goods are handled at one of Sweden's northernmost seaports, out of which dry bulk accounted for 6.85mt last year.

In fact, some 90% of EU's iron ore passes through Luleå, part of the TEN-T Core Network, sourced from the fit-for-growth Swedish and Finnish mining industries.

At the same time, however, the so-called Iron Ore Line that connects Luleå to the Norwegian Narvik is full to the brim; therefore the port authority and the Swedish Maritime Administration, with the financial backing of the EU, are working on the Ore Gateway Project (Projektet Malmporten) that will make it possible to handle larger bulkers, hence take care of more cargo sea-wise and in a manner that will be friendlier to the environment.

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