Eimskip Shifts Sweden Container Route

Eimskip said it will begin calling Helsingborg, Sweden as of May 4 and at the same time cease calling Halmstad.

 

The company’s office in Sweden will also move to the harbor area to be closer to the container terminal and the vessel arrivals. A warehouse will be opened close to the terminal where loading and unloading of containers take place. The last service call in Halmstad is planned for April 27. 

 

According to the shipper, there has been substantial growth in transport between Iceland and Sweden, to and from the Faroe Islands and in Trans-Atlantic services, and the service changes gives Eimskip customers better connections to other markets and other shipping companies

 

Additionally, the Helsingborg port, home to the fourth largest container port in Scandinavia, has invested a great deal in recent years and offers now a modern terminal which Eimskip said will offer better service reliability, as well as increased storage capacity of reefer containers and all related services have been strengthened.

 

“The move to Helsingborg is important for the future development of Eimskip’s sailing system. The port of Helsingborg provides various opportunities for our customers, both for importers and exporters to and from Iceland, the Faroe Islands and North America,” said Gylfi Sigfússon, President and CEO of Eimskip. “We are proud to have reached a good agreement with the port authorities in Helsingborg and embrace all the new opportunities that will follow. At the same time we leave the port of Halmstad after good cooperation.”

 

Niels Vallø, CEO of the Port of Helsingborg, said, “Eimskip will give us stronger connections to the North Atlantic, especially to the Faroe Islands, Iceland and North America. We are convinced that this will open up great opportunities for Sweden and the port of Helsingborg.”