Amerikaskjulet, Maritime terminal in Gothenburg, Sweden

Amerikaskjulet is a maritime terminal building in Gothenburg featuring a granite foundation and plastered facades adorned with yellow glazed tiles forming a band around the ground floor. The structure now houses offices of the Port Authority and functions as a cruise terminal accommodating vessels up to 225 meters in length.

Completed in 1912, this terminal served as the first deep-water quay in Gothenburg harbor and enabled Swedish American Line vessels to dock at this berth. It marked a turning point in the city's port development and maritime capacity.

The building's name comes from the Swedish American Line, whose transatlantic ships docked at Berth 36, reserved for the company, from 1912. The line ended its traffic in 1975, and the house later held the bunker boat Veritas III, which supplied drinking water to ships, and the Fast Ferries terminal. Since spring 2011 the Port of Gothenburg has had its head office on the top floor.

The building stands at Stigbergskajen, on the south bank of the Göta älv in the harbour area. The cruise terminal function is limited; most of the building is offices, so visitors usually view the exterior. The low loading dock and long balconies on the second floor can be seen from the quay.

On 5 March 1916, just west of the shed, a 110-metre stretch of Stigbergskajen collapsed at eight in the morning; 7,000 to 8,000 cubic metres of clay slid into the water, leaving a scarp up to eight metres high.