Port of Gothenburg ro/ro units rise 2% in January–September

The Port of Gothenburg said on 3 November 2026 that cargo volumes developed steadily during January–September 2026. New cars increased by 14 percent and energy products by 10 percent. Ro/ro traffic and rail volumes also continued to rise.

Intra-European ro/ro traffic consists of truck trailers and other rolling cargo on vessels with frequent departures to logistics hubs in Northern and Central Europe and the United Kingdom. Volumes in the segment increased by 2 percent and amounted to 405,000 units. The port’s table lists 396,000 ro/ro units in the same period of 2025. Both exports and imports contributed to the increase.

The handling of new cars was 197,000, compared with 172,000 in the corresponding period of 2025, an increase of 14 percent. Exports increased by 10 percent, and imports increased by 29 percent.

Passenger traffic overall remained at the same level as the previous year. The table lists 1,140,000 passengers, against 1,146,000, a change of 0%. Cruise calls were 40, against 55, a change of -27%. The port said the number of cruise calls, which tends to fluctuate from year to year, was lower than in the same period of 2025.

The table lists energy products at 16,5 million tonnes, against 15,1, an increase of 10%. The prose says energy exports increased by 15 percent and imports by 4 percent. Dry bulk and breakbulk increased by 1 percent to 266,000 tonnes, against 264,000 in the table. Containers were 698,000 TEU, against 699,000, a change of 0%. Rail was 403,000 TEU, against 396,000, an increase of 2 percent.

Claes Sundmark, vice president sales and marketing, said: “Overall, we are seeing stable development across all cargo segments in a market situation that remains difficult to assess. Cargo volumes are increasing in all segments, which shows that the port continues to be a strong and reliable freight hub for Swedish foreign trade.”