The Swedish Maritime Administration and the Port of Gothenburg AB are cancelling the joint procurement of dredging work within the Skandiaporten project. The reason given is that the tenders received exceed the budgeted costs for the state-financed part of the project.
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“We have decided to cancel the procurement within the Skandiaporten Project, as the tenders received are significantly higher than the budget allows,” says Joel Smith, Infrastructure Director at the Swedish Maritime Administration. “Skandiaporten is an important and necessary investment to secure competitive transport for the business community, and we look forward to implementing the project. Together with Gothenburg Port Authority and in dialogue with contractors, we are now taking steps to get started again with new procurement as soon as possible. The ambition remains to be able to operate the new fairway and quay in 2028.”
An analysis of the procurement results is currently being carried out to ensure that possible cost reductions can be achieved, without compromising the established impact targets. In addition, the Swedish Maritime Administration and the Port of Gothenburg AB will divide the contract into two parts, which will be tendered separately.
Initially, the Port of Gothenburg AB will start the procurement for the dredging work closest to the quay (approximately 5 percent of the total dredging work), which is planned to be carried out during the period August 2026 to May 2027. The Swedish Maritime Administration will then carry out the remaining dredging work, with the ambition to start the work in 2027.
“Going forward, it is important for Gothenburg Port AB to keep to the original schedule for the quay reinforcements and dredging closest to the quay, and we will do that,” says Jan Andersson, project manager at Gothenburg Port AB. “Therefore, we are now planning a separate procurement to be published in November. All to ensure that the work can continue according to plan.”
Skandiaporten ensures direct shipping to Sweden and secures business access to the entire world. The Port of Gothenburg is the only port in Sweden that can accommodate the world’s largest ships. But ships are getting bigger and bigger, and already today the depth of the fairway prevents large ships from calling at Gothenburg fully loaded. To secure future trade, the port needs to be adapted for modern shipping. The project is a collaboration between the Swedish Maritime Administration, the Swedish Transport Administration and the Port of Gothenburg AB.