Danish Ports

Lars Løkke visited the Port of Vordingborg

Tours around Danish ports are more or less commonplace - especially at a time when expansions and new business areas are gaining ground in the industry, as this automatically attracts renewed interest from politicians and other decision-makers. Tuesday was a little special for the Port of Vordingborg. Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen (V) came to [...]

New collaboration to ensure better recycling of waste from Danish ports

A lot of plastic, fishing nets and other waste is currently collected from the seas around Danish ports, and both this waste and ordinary operational waste from vessels are not recycled well enough. At least that's what a number of industry players believe, and they are now joining forces on a new project with big ambitions for the environment [...]

Denmark's first mobile shore power plant opens at Grenaa Port

The Port of Grenaa is the first commercial port to offer drilling rigs and ships cheap and flexible power from a mobile shore power system. The system is also the largest in a Danish commercial port, and the port now boasts both the country's largest mobile and permanently installed shore power system. The new mobile shore power system provides the port's customers with cash benefits, as the power is clearly cheaper than the [...]

Danish ports are growing in terms of both passengers and cargo

On Friday, Statistics Denmark released a brand new report with completely new and updated figures on the development of various branches of the port industry in Denmark. On all three parameters covered in the report, Danish ports are improving in 2018 compared to the previous year. There are more passengers in Danish ports, there has been an increase in [...]

Director's Corner 'special': Here are Danish Ports' three most important wishes for a new government

The parliamentary election campaign has begun. The party leaders have met for the first time to cross swords on live television, and at Danish Ports we have been working continuously on the various political topics that are of particular relevance to our commercial ports and our entire industry. And it's an important industry in Denmark, because overall [...]

Danish fishing ports land fish worth over four billion 2018

The Danish Fisheries Agency has just published the latest figures for fish landings in 2018, and the trade organization Danish Ports, which represents 64 Danish commercial ports, is also co-publisher of the new report 'The economic footprint of Danish fisheries'. The new statistics show that there has been a significant increase in the landing value of nine percent compared to the landing value for 2017. [...]

More green solutions on their way to the Port of Copenhagen

The City of Copenhagen, Copenhagen Malmö Port and By & Havn have partnered to bring more green solutions to the Port of Copenhagen and limit emissions from cruise ships. The first step is the design of a shore power system in Nordhavn. A new collaboration will ensure better air quality for residents and neighbors of the Port of Copenhagen and limit emissions from cruise ships in [...]

Danish Ports: We need a common European solution for sustainable cruise ships

Cruise tourism is growing rapidly in Danish ports these years, and the many new tourists generate a turnover of over one and a half billion DKK and 2,200 full-time jobs this year alone, which is a new record. While over 500 calls in Danish ports with a total of more than one million cruise guests bring life and growth and jobs [...]

Port of Horsens increases both profit and cargo volume

The Port of Horsens ended 2018 with a profit of DKK 1.2 million, of which DKK 400,000 was generated through operations. Cargo volume increased by five percent compared to 2017, while revenue measured in DKK increased by 7 percent compared to the previous year. "The figures confirm that the port is experiencing a positive development, [...]

Port of Grenaa presents best result ever

In 2018, the Port of Grenaa achieved by far the best result in the port's history. That was the message this morning at the port's general meeting. The profit will primarily be used for investments to make the port even more competitive. Out of a turnover of DKK 59 million, Grenaa Havn A/S delivered a profit of DKK 15 million in 2018. The turnover [...]