Polish ferry operator POLSCA (Polferries) has transferred cargo operations on the Gdańsk–Nynäshamn route to the Port of Stockholm Norvik, with trailer handling moved in the early November window starting 8 November 2026. The operator told customers the route name and sailing timetable remain unchanged, but the check-in and export/import handling point on the Swedish side will be Norvik rather than Nynäshamn.
What changed and when
According to the carrier advisory published by ferry trade site Promy24 on 4 November 2026, cargo operations began to transfer on 8 November 2026 and passenger check‑in arrangements were due to move on 9 November 2026. The m/f Wawel was scheduled to call at Nynäshamn on 8 November to disembark trucks, passenger cars and passengers, while trailers already on board would stay on the vessel and be unloaded at Norvik for onward road transport. Customers shipping trailers from Gdańsk on 5–6 November were asked to collect them from the port no later than 8 November 2026 at 11:00, or else their trailers would be moved to Norvik.
Ship tracking records confirm the Wawel’s activity on the line and show recent voyages listing Norvik as a destination in early November 2026, underlining that the vessel has been used in the operational transfer. GPS-based tracking notes arrivals and departures between Gdańsk and the Swedish terminals across 3–11 November 2026.
Operational detail and carrier guidance
Polferries’ published timetable for November 2026 continues to show the Gdańsk–Nynäshamn connection with 18:00 departures and next‑day arrivals, indicating the sailings themselves were not cancelled or re‑routed on published schedules. POLSCA’s advisory stressed customers should avoid booking trailers for handover on 6–7 November where collection would fall after 9 November, to reduce the number of trailers left at Nynäshamn during the transfer. It also invited shippers to register planned deliveries to Norvik in advance so the port gate system would accept them.
What this means for the market
The switch of the Swedish terminal affects where haulage companies and finished‑vehicle logistics operators stage trailers and check in drivers on the Stockholm side. While sailing times and the published timetable stayed the same, the move requires adjustments to road legs and port paperwork for trailers and export vehicles headed to and from Poland. The carrier’s customer instructions — including the 11:00 collection deadline on 8 November 2026 — show the transfer was designed to avoid lengthy yard congestion in Nynäshamn but will force short‑term operational tweaks for forwarders and dealers using the route.
For Central and Eastern Europe’s automotive trade the route remains a dependable Ro‑Ro link for trucks, parts and occasional finished vehicles bound for Sweden and onward Scandinavia. The terminal change is administrative and logistical rather than a suspension of the connection, but local hauliers, car‑park planners and terminal operators will need to adapt road‑haulage timings, gate access and pre‑advice routines to the Norvik layout.
Sources: Promy24, Polferries, Shiptrail
