The Swedish seaport's January-September 2024 rail container traffic totted up to 376 thousand TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 7.4%.

"Although the number of containers handled at the Port of Gothenburg has slightly decreased during the third quarter of this year, the port is still on track for a record year," a press release from the port authority reads.

The Port of Gothenburg also handled 389k ro-ro cargo units (-4% yoy) and 188k new vehicles (-1.6% yoy).

The turnover of liquid bulk advanced by 14.3% yoy to 16 million tonnes and so did the handling of dry and break-bulk, up 16% to 378kt.

On the other hand, Gothenburg's passenger traffic contracted by 7.7% to 1,157k ferry & cruise travellers.