Ports of Stockholm is building a new port for container- and rorotraffic, Stockholm Norvik Port. The Stockholm Norvik Port is the Baltic Sea freight port of the future.
Stockholm Norvik Port is a new greenfield port in the city of Nynäshamn approximately 50 kilometers south of Stockholm. Ports of Stockholm operate an existing roro- and cruiseport in the middle of Nynäshamn.
The new port will, when the port is completed, cover 44 hectares. It will have a maximum water depth of 16.5 meters. This will enable calls by the largest vessels in the Baltic Sea.
It will be able to handle around 500,000 containers and a flow of 200,000 roro vehicles annually. Container operations will be run by Hutchison Ports, one of the world's biggest terminal operators. It has the Nynas AB refinery and the AGA LNG terminal as neighbours.
When Stockholm Norvik Port starts operating in 2020 the existing smaller containerport in the middle of Stockholm will be closed down and the area will be used for offices and as a residential area.
Stockholm Norvik Port is needed for several reasons:
1. Stockholm is growing
The Stockholm Norvik Port will ensure the efficient supply of goods to the Stockholm region, one of Europe’s fastest growing capital cities. With this type of growth, long-term investment in a well-functioning infrastructure is essential and the port is an important part of this development.
2. Ships are getting bigger
Container ship volumes and the volumes of ships carrying rolling goods are increasing. The shipping companies are consequently building increasingly larger vessels, which is both environmentally and economically advantageous. The Stockholm Norvik Port will meet the needs of modern ships for deeper draughts, longer quays, larger terminal areas and short and easy approach lanes from the larger fairways.
3. A modern port benefits the environment
Stockholm Norvik Port complies with the EU ambition to increase the proportion of sea transport in relation to the total amount of transported goods. A new and modern port with direct motorway and railway connections, built using state-of-the-art technologies, is an efficient and sustainable transport solution.
Environmental issues are important in the Stockholm Norvik Port project. For example, all drainage water will be collected and cleaned before it reaches the sea. All the quays will be prepared to OPS, so the ships can connect to electrical power from land.
Sewage water can be received from the ships in all quays. An electrified railway is built to the container yard.
Some geotechnical and quay design solutions that is interesting for Pianc members will also be presented.