Port of Gothenburg

🇸🇪 Sweden

North Sea · Container Terminal

UN/LOCODE
SEGOT
Country
🇸🇪 Sweden
Port Type
Container Terminal
Ocean Region
North Sea
Latitude
57.7100° N
Longitude
11.9900° E

Maritime Risk Context

In the last 180 days, ArcNautical recorded 153 vessel arrivals at Gothenburg, with Cargo accounting for 26% of port calls — lower than the North Sea regional average of 40%. Gothenburg in Sweden sits in one of the most heavily trafficked maritime zones in the world — the gateway to Rotterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg, and Bremerhaven. Traffic density in the Dover Strait alone exceeds 500 movements per day, and the Traffic Separation Schemes managed jointly by UK, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, and Scandinavia impose strict routing constraints. Collision risk, grounding in shallow waters, and encounters with offshore wind farms and oil and gas platforms are persistent concerns. PSC inspections under the Paris MOU are rigorous, and vessels with deficiencies face above-average detention rates at North Sea ports. Winter storms (October–March) regularly compress port access windows.

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Top Vessel Types (last 180 days)

Across 153 distinct vessel arrivals, 151 carry a confirmed AIS ship-type code. The most common categories at Gothenburg:

26%
Cargo
39 vessels
25%
Tanker
38 vessels
6%
Passenger
9 vessels
5%
Tanker
8 vessels
5%
Cargo
7 vessels

Port State Control Context

Gothenburg falls under the Paris MoU. The Paris Memorandum of Understanding does not publish a bulk per-vessel detention CSV. ArcNautical evaluates per-vessel detention probability using flag-state performance (3-year rolling rate from the 2024 Paris MoU annual report), vessel age, deficiency history, and ownership transparency. Paris MoU PSC inspections remain among the most rigorous globally.

Recent Arrivals at Gothenburg

Last 10 vessel arrivals recorded by ArcNautical's AIS pipeline (last 90 days):

ArrivedVesselFlagType
2026-06-15 CORAL ENERGY 🇳🇱 NL Tanker
2026-06-13 KBV 010 🇸🇪 SE Law Enforcement
2026-06-13 KUNGSO 🇸🇪 SE Passenger
2026-06-12 EXCELLO 🇸🇪 SE Tanker
2026-06-11 SLOMAN HERMES 🇦🇬 AG Tanker
2026-06-11 FROJA 🇸🇪 SE Passenger
2026-06-10 BRISEN 🇸🇪 SE Tanker
2026-06-10 STENA JUTLANDICA 🇸🇪 SE Passenger
2026-06-10 ANNIKA BRAREN 🇩🇪 DE Cargo
2026-06-10 STENA JUTLANDICA 🇸🇪 SE Passenger

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