"The development in Gävle is inspiring for other ports, and the doubling of the capacity is important for all of Sweden," says Sweden's Minister for Infrastructure, Tomas ENEROTH, in connection with the official construction start on December 12. When completed in the summer of 2020, it will increase the annual capacity to 600,000 TEU.

The Minister of Infrastructure emphasized the importance of ports and shipping to reach the government's goal of developing Sweden into the world's first fossil-free welfare state, and he is very pleased...