The municipality of Söderhamn awarded the construction contract for the extension of the port of Orrskär to construction company Peab AB.
SSHAB and Söderhamn municipality also sign a contract for port expansion.
SSHAB remains the operator of the municipal ports in Söderhamn until 2078.
Brunsbüttel Ports GmbH has been the majority shareholder of Söderhamns Stuveri Hamn AB (SSHAB) since March 2017 and thus operator and maritime logistics service provider at a total of six port terminals in the Söderhamn region, on the east coast of central Sweden. Since then, the forward-looking expansion of the port of Orrskär, the company's largest and most important port, has been planned and advanced in close cooperation with the municipality of Söderhamn. The expansion includes the creation of a third berth and additional storage space of approx.
In its role as owner of the port infrastructure, the municipality of Söderhamn was now able to award the construction contract to the construction company Peab AB. Plans foresee that construction of the new quay will begin in October of this year. In the course of the expansion of the port, SSHAB plans to make further investments in the superstructure of the port, including the purchase of a high-performance mobile harbour crane for the new berth. The aim is to make the handling of various goods more flexible and faster in order to make the port even broader for the future and to consolidate the universal port strategy.
The basis of the port expansion is a contract between the municipality of Söderhamn as owner of the port infrastructure and SSHAB as operator of the municipal ports, which was signed today in the town hall of Söderhamn. In addition to the contractual agreements on port development, the contract also stipulates that the operation of the municipal ports will be carried out by SSHAB until 2078. This provides both sides with sufficient planning certainty for the upcoming investments in port infrastructure and superstructure. The previous operator contract was valid until 2029.
source:Hamburg Port
