News / A tale of two port cities: good times at Gdansk; grievances at Gothenburg

© Lasse Behnke

Deepwater Container Terminal (DCT) Gdansk experienced record volumes in 2016, while neighbouring Baltic port Gothenburg saw in the new year with labour troubles that dented its performance over the past 12 months.

APM Terminal Gothenburg’s managing director, Henrik Kristensen, told the Gothenburg Post that strikes and a new blockade by the Dockworkers Union had resulted in a 5% decline in the terminal’s traffic over the course of 2016.

The labour dispute, which centres around union calls for a separate collective bargaining agreement from ...