LKAB inaugurates new ship loader at Narvik port

LKAB inaugurated a new ship loader at the port of Narvik on 27 November 2025; it replaces the loader commissioned in 1977 and was mounted at the same spot on the retained, refurbished crane. It forms part of an ongoing NOK 5 billion investment programme to 2029 that also covers automated silo systems, a new unloader at quay 5, conveyor belts and a new store for fine material. Around 22 million tonnes of iron ore products from Kiruna and Svappavaara are exported each year through the ice-free port, arriving by the Malmbanan; of some 300 ships calling, about 200 load LKAB products. (LOK Report, 2 Dec 2025)