Port of Helsingborg Magazine Winter/Spring 2006 - Helsingborgs ...

“Agila” calls at the West HarbourNew link with EnglandThe Transatlantic EuropeanServices AB shipping companyhas chosen to backHelsingborg with its trafficfor England calling here fourtimes a week. This means asubstantial increase in thenumber of calls made bycontainer ships at the Port ofHelsingborg.‘We reckon on initially turning overabout 200 units a week in Helsingborg,’says Stefan Lindgren, line managerat Transatlantic. The vessels “Frej”,“Odin”, “Heike” and “Agila” follow aroute between Södertälje, Västerås,Oxelösund, Helsingborg and Goole onthe north-east coast of England. Thecargo is mainly made up of containers,and the calls at Helsingborg mean thatmuch of the goods that at present aretransported through other ports can beshipped directly between Helsingborgand England. The transfer to directsea transport to and from Helsingborgis dependent on a number of factors,and cost and environmental savingshave undoubtedly been importantarguments for the industrial companies.‘Transatlantic having chosen tocall at Helsingborg demonstrates theexistence of a strong export industryFull activity at crane 18in the Helsingborg region, and inSkåne in general. In addition, the exportvolume to England has increasedannually by 10-15% in recent years.Another important reason is our goodproduction resources and the high levelof expertise among our employees,’ saysKjell-Åke Ranft, sales manager at thePort of Helsingborg. Traffic started inthe middle of January and calls are onMondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.Published by the Marketing Department Port of HelsingborgP.O. Box 821, SE-251 08 Helsingborg, Sweden. Phone: +46 42 10 63 00. Fax: +46 42 28 22 99.E-mail: information@port.helsingborg.se. Internet: www.port.helsingborg.seFront cover: First cruise call 2006 ”Nordnorge”2