Danish Ports

Debat: Mere manpower og servicetjek skal sikre havnes bidrag i klimakampen

Havnene kan spille en stor rolle i den grønne omstilling, men det kræver flere ansættelser i Miljøstyrelsen og en seriøs opdatering af den nuværende Havnelov, skriver Tine Kirk. Indlægget blev publiceret i Altinget Transport den 28. august 2023. Både denne og den foregående regering har slået fast, at Danmark har den grønne førertrøje i klimakampen, […]

Rønne Havn: EU-finansieret undersøgelse tegner vejen for lokal Power-to-X-produktion af grønne brændstoffer på Bornholm

Foto: Port of Roenne A/S Der er basis for at producere grønne brændstoffer på Bornholm. Det konkluderer en EU-støttet rapport, som i det sidste år har undersøgt muligheden for lokal Power-to-X-produktion af grøn energi på Bornholm. En EU-støttet rapport har i det sidste år undersøgt muligheden for lokal Power-to-X-produktion af grøn energi på Bornholm. Bag […]

Grønne Erhvervshavne 2022

Danish Ports to the Ports Partnership: service check of port legislation needed

The following was published on Mobiliwatch on August 20: by Tine Kirk, CEO, Danish Ports There is a high demand for port space these days. The vast majority of port areas are available for goods over quay, as around 75% of Denmark's foreign trade is carried out via a port quay. We are happy about this, as climate-friendly maritime transport relieves our heavily congested [...].

Fender

A fender can almost best be explained as the maritime version of a bumper. Fenders protect the ship from damage from collisions with other ships or the dock, in the same way a bumper protects a driver in an accident. However, docking a ship is not quite comparable to parking a small Fiat [...].

Hedge

When you hear the word "hedge", few people think of the maritime environment. Firstly, the idea of a hedge on board a ship seems a little impractical. Where should it be placed? And does it need water? Secondly, it seems unnecessary. After all, on a ship there is typically [...]...

California ports hit by strikes

NRF, the American retail trade organization, calls on the President to intervene Over a year-long and so far fruitless collective bargaining negotiations between 29 ports in California and the American dockworkers' union have continuously triggered strikes and partial paralysis of ports and container terminals on the US West Coast. This is reported by the news media Shippingwatch.dk. Now it has reached such an extent that the NRF [...]

Port of Vordingborg: Billion investment in green energy production

At their meeting on Wednesday, May 31, the municipal council supported an application from the Port of Vordingborg to initiate a local plan process, which is the basis for a billion-dollar investment from two new companies. BackgroundThe background for the application is that the Port of Vordingborg wants to establish a new port facility consisting of a quay, quay street and an adjacent port area. The facility [...].

Press release: Fredericia Shipping A/S and ADP A/S establish joint company to operate and develop Denmark's second largest container terminal at the Port of Fredericia

Fredericia Container Terminal will be the first container terminal in Denmark with a direct link between port and hinterland terminal. With Fredericia Container Terminal A/S, the Port of Fredericia will expand its position as a container port of regional importance to become one of Denmark's national container hubs with international accessibility via all the major container shipping companies. Fredericia Container Terminal will have the ambition to [...].

Port of Aarhus: Denmark's largest commercial port delivers historic results in an eventful year

The Port of Aarhus ended 2022 with the highest cargo turnover in fourteen years and is making Danish history with a new Danish record for container turnover. The total profit from port operations amounted to DKK 161 million. The year 2022 was an eventful year with the war in Ukraine, the energy crisis and sky-high inflation. This was also felt at the Port of Aarhus. It [...]