On the other hand, the Swedish seaport's rail container traffic contracted by 8.9% year-on-year to 234k TEUs.

Whereas Gothenburg handled fewer ro-ro cargo units, down 6.1% yoy to 277k, more vehicles went through its quays, up 12.3% yoy to 137k.

Liquid bulk handling lost 18.2% yoy to 9.0mt, while break- & dry bulk gained 5.3% yoy to 199kt.

Ferry & cruise passenger traffic was up 18.2% on the H1 2022 result, totalling 636k travellers.