Swedenâs first inland shipping barge shuttle service has started from Stockholm Norvik Port
Sweden’s first container barge shuttle service on inland waterways started operation on June 1st between Stockholm Norvik Port and the Port of Västerås. The container barge shuttle service carries the equivalent of around 200 road haulage vehicles, alleviating road network congestion and significantly decreasing carbon dioxide emissions in the region. Services will be operated by German shipping company Deymann.
On Tuesday 1st June, German shipping company Reederie Deymann introduced the EU class inland waterway container barge Emelie Deymann into Lake Mälaren to operate services linking Stockholm Norvik Port and the Port of Västerås. This is the first inland waterway cargo barge shuttle service in Sweden and will reduce congestion on the road network in the region, as well as significantly reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
GAC onboard for Sweden’s first inland shipping shuttle service
Inland cargo shipping specialist Rederei Deymann has appointed GAC Sweden AB as the port and booking agent for their new shuttle service linking the country’s capital and one of its key logistics hubs. It will be Sweden’s first inland waterway container barge service.
Starting from 18 May, the 110m long barge ‘Emelie Deymann’ will carry up to 208 TEU containers twice weekly between Stockholm Norvik port on the Baltic coast and Västerås 100km to the west in central Sweden. Västerås is one of the country’s main logistical hubs due to its central location in the densely populated Mälardalen region and excellent links to the road, rail and shipping network.
Swedenâs first inland shipping shuttle service introduced between Stockholm Norvik and Port of VästerÃ¥s
May 2021 sees the start of Sweden’s first container barge shuttle service on inland waterways between the newly opened Stockholm Norvik Port and Port of Västerås. Services will be operated by the German shipping company Deymann.
The German shipping company Reederie Deymann is introducing the EU inland waterway classed container barge Emelie Deymann into Lake Mälaren to operate services linking Stockholm Norvik Port to the Port of Västerås. This is the first inland waterway cargo barge shuttle service in Sweden and will reduce congestion on the crowded road network in the region, as well as substantially reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Services are expected to commence before the end of May, with two sailings each week.
New Inland Waterway Shuttle Barge Service Between Ports to Commence This Month
Vessel Capacity of 200+ TEU Will Take Trucks and Pollution Off the Roads
SWEDEN – This month sees the start of the first inland waterway cargo barge shuttle service in Sweden intended to reduce congestion on the crowded road network in the region, as well as substantially reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Services are scheduled to commence before the end of May, with two sailings each week.
Operated by the German shipping company Deymann, the sailings will utilise the inland waterways between the newly opened Stockholm Norvik Port and Port of Västerås. Pia Berglund, National Coordinator for Domestic and Short Sea Shipping at the Swedish Transport Agency explained the thinking behind the new service: