page_title: Port of Gothenburg
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Port of Gothenburg / Geography
caption_attribution_description: Port of Gothenburg map = Göteborgs hamn 1932
context_page_description: The municipally-owned Port of Gothenburg is the largest port in the Nordic countries, with over 11,000 ship visits per year from over 140 destinations worldwide. As the only Swedish port with the capacity to cope with the very largest modern, ocean-going container ships, Gothenburg handles nearly 30% of the country's foreign trade, comprising 39 million tonnes of freight per year.
context_section_description: The port is situated on both sides of the estuary of Göta älv in Gothenburg. The north shore, Norra Älvstranden, is on Hisingen island and the south shore, Södra Älvstranden, is on the mainland. It is a combined river and coastal port and the total length of the dock is 13.1 km (8.1 mi).
caption: The port in 1932
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