History
1400’s
As far back as the 1400’s Oxelösund was known as a good sheltered bay for journeys along the coast of the Baltic Sea. King Gustav Vasa was one of the many royal heads to anchor their ships outside Oxelösund whilst sailing to and from the capital city.
1683
Organised pilot activities started in Oxelösund.
The first wooden quay was built in 1876
1877
Shipping and trade have been a part of Oxelösund for many years. When the railway from Bergslagen was completed in 1877 the activities in the port really took off. Exports was mostly timber products and iron ore from the mines in Bergslagen. Imports were dominated by coal from England.
1899
In 1899 there were 14 steam cranes with a lifting capacity of 3 tons. Vessels of
10 000 ton DWT could be loaded by 106 workers in 3 days.
King Oscar II inaugurates quay 9 in 1906
1913
The company managers of TGOJ (Traffic company Grängesberg-Oxelösunds Railway) had planned since 1883 to build a steelworks in Oxelösund. The first world war delayed the plans until 1913 when Oxelösunds Steelworks was built and came into production in 1919.
Crane machinists and formen 1928
1938
TGOJ take over management of the port
1973
In February 1973 a new company was founded, Oxelölager AB. The purpose was to import, store and distribute oil by taking in large tankers for re-loading to smaller vessels for further transportation to eg. Ports in Lake Mälaren. The storage area consisting of 7 underground caverns of 1 million m³ came into use in 1974.
The first unloading of oil into an underground cavern 1974.
1980
The port was converted from being part of TGOJ to a limited company. During 1981 Oxelösunds Local Authority and SSAB Oxelösund AB (Swedish Steel) became shareholders with 50% each. The Port of Oxelösund - Oxelösunds Hamn AB was established.
1989
The port was dredged to a depth of 16.5 metres to accommodate “Baltic Sea Max” vessels, the largest vessels in the Baltic Sea.
1999
The port became the contractors for Swedish Steel’s steel terminal. This means our company supplies the steel terminal with production personnel. Also this year the Port of Oxelösund was certified according to ISO 9002.