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Port of Rønne: Close race between the Baltic Sea and North Sea for offshore wind

The location in the North Sea was chosen in close competition with a location at Kriegers Flak in the Baltic Sea. "It's clear that the competition was close. The Baltic Sea is Denmark's second-mover area, which has great potential for expansion," says Thomas Bendtsen, CEO of Port of Rønne A/S. The parties behind the Energy Agreement decided on Thursday that Denmark's largest offshore wind farm will be located in [...]

Port of Thyborøn once again presents very good accounts

In 2018, the Port of Thyborøn once again posted excellent accounts, in fact the 6th record accounts in a row. This cements the Port of Thyborøn's position as one of Denmark's most significant landing ports for quality fish, the West Coast's preferred industrial fishing port, a cargo center for the whole of Central and West Jutland and a service hub for maritime renovation, refurbishment and maintenance tasks. 2018 was another record year for [...]

New report: Blue Denmark accounts for 25 percent of Denmark's exports

The Blue Denmark creates jobs for 96,000 people, accounts for 6.5 percent of Danish GDP and 25 percent of Danish exports. This is according to a new report, which also shows that those employed in the Blue Denmark create more than twice as much value to the Danish economy as the average employee. The Blue Denmark directly employs [...]

Danish Ports and Danish Maritime Association: We need a blue neighbor check

Today, we have a concrete political proposal from us and Danske Maritime in Altinget: We want an international neighborhood check of the port area and the Danish maritime equipment industry to see if we can avoid over-implementation and national special rules. If Danish maritime companies and ports are to be a global powerhouse in the future, regulation and [...]

Danish Ports welcomes new 'Single Window' agreement

On 7 February, the European Parliament and the Council reached an agreement to establish a 'Single Window' (EMSWE). In practice, this means that the administrative burdens for primarily ships and thus indirectly the ports will be significantly reduced. The new agreement paves the way for a single EMSWE dataset that supports the 'reporting-only-once' principle. The purpose of the agreement is to harmonize the reporting platform for ships [...]

New figures: Port of Hirtshals grows for 10 years in a row

Growth for the 10th consecutive year characterizes the Port of Hirtshals, with 148,000 units in 2018, the highest number of trucks and trailers ever passing through the port. This represents an increase of 6,000 units compared to 2017. In 2018, the Port of Hirtshals maintained a cargo volume of 1.9 million tons, which corresponded to the cargo volume [...]

EU: Scrubber wastewater must have clear guidelines

The EU fears that scrubber effluent can have a major impact on the marine environment and is therefore entering the debate on the use of scrubber technology. According to the European Commission, there must be clear guidelines for where and how ships discharge water from scrubbers. The EU countries set out their wishes in a new document sent to the IMO (International [...]

New EU agreement reduces administrative burdens for shipping

With the new agreement, ship reporting will become simpler, as the reporting systems will be more uniform in the future, regardless of which port ships call at. This is stated in a press release from the Danish Maritime Authority issued on Friday. Seafarers and shipping companies can look forward to simpler reporting requirements when sailing between European ports. Yesterday, EU Member States agreed with the European Parliament on [...]

Port of Aarhus after a good 2018: Solid increase in cargo turnover

How much space does 173,071 tons of cargo take up? At the port? In trucks? In containers? No one knows exactly. On the other hand, this is exactly the amount of goods that accounted for the Port of Aarhus' increase in cargo turnover in 2018. The increase corresponds to just over 2 percent, and the total cargo turnover ended up at 8,801,234 tons. The turnover of containers constitutes a subset [...]

Danish Ports: Denmark lacks a sustainable national transport plan

Sweden and Norway have long-term national transportation plans, but Denmark lacks them. Therefore, prior to the election, transport spokespersons should explain how they will develop a Danish transport plan that is both sustainable and forward-looking. This is what our CEO, Tine Kirk Pedersen, writes in today's debate post on Altinget.dk: "We are happy to contribute with topics for the political agenda. Our concrete proposals [...]