The history of the port
The port in 1916 - a hundred years ago!
The port of Hargshamn's history stretches back to the 1600s, when the port was originally used as a departure point for bar iron from Hargs Bruk, and for ore from the mines in Dannemora. Ore exports continued until the mine closed in 1992, Before being reopened in 2012. The ore export was discontinued in 2015 following the bankruptcy of the mine.
Expanding facilities
The Port of Hargshamn is currently expanding and is establishing new areas for quays, storage and industry. The port has plenty of available land - about 55 hectares in total - and lots of space for development.
Ro-Ro port
There was extensive Ro-Ro traffic between 1989 and 1997, with both trucks and rail wagons, amounting to more then one million tonnes annually. The existing ferry dock provides the opportunity to receive Ro-Ro ships.
Increased storage capacity
The Port of Hargshamn offers warehousing, with sesonal and short-term storage, indoors and outdoors. We have the largest warehousing facilities for wood pelltes in Sweden, up to 75,000 tonnes. Additional warehouses are planned for.
Future development
Development plans for 2025
Our hope is that a deeper fairway will be available from 2019, and open the port for larger vessels. We have therefore reserved areas for the continuing expansion of the port, with more quays and increased storage capacity. We also offer land for industrial purposes linked to port activities and marine operations.
- Deepening of the shipping lane from 8,5 metres (9,5 metres with exemptions) to 11 metres draught.
- Additional quays for larger vessels.
- Continued expansion of warehousing and storage areas.
- Investment in stormwater system, to protect the environment.
- Investment in conveyor belts from the quay for loading/unloading in/out straight from the warehouse/storage area for more efficient an environmentally-friendly handling of wood pellets and wood chips.
- Possible restart of schedule traffic with Ro-Ro and container vessels.
- Soon to be completed, improvements to road 288, for safer and more environmentally-friendly transports.
- Continued improvements of the railway Örbyhus-Dannemora-Port of Hargshamn.