The Swedish seaport has contracted (SEK137 million; €12.6m) Peab to construct the 122-metre-long Berth 8.

The project will also cover dredging, with part of the material stabilised and used for constructing the new infrastructure.

Works will commence in June 2025, slated for completion in the spring of 2027.

"We are creating another ship berth, which will give us the capacity we need to be part of enabling the steel industry's climate transition likewise grow the port organically," commented Jens Jacobsen, Maintenance Manager, the Port of Oxelösund.

Photo (upscaled): Peab