Danish Ports

Director's corner - election special

The parliamentary elections are over, and even the personal votes have now been counted. This means that we now know who the 179 members of parliament will be for the coming term. And although we don't yet know how the future government will be put together, we do know that we will have a new political picture. On behalf of Danish Ports [...]

Large containers need to get off the E45 and onto ships, say politicians

Politicians from both parties see potential in moving heavy traffic out on the water. This is according to TV2 Østjylland: Large containers will be shipped from Aarhus to Hamburg instead of being transported by truck on the E45. This will reduce congestion and possibly also CO2 emissions. This is the opinion of Kim Christiansen of the Danish People's Party, who proposes a [...]

Join this year's public board conference on November 7 in Industriens Hus

Join us at this year's public board conference on 7 November in Industriens Hus We hereby invite you to a debate on the theme: The balance between trust and supervision in the board's interaction with management In recent years, there have been examples of boards that, in the name of trust, may have overlooked flashing warning lights about unfortunate conditions in their organizations. This has [...]

The world's largest mobile harbor crane moves into Port Esbjerg

Port Esbjerg is upgrading and buying an LHM 800 mobile Liebherr crane. The new crane is the world's largest mobile harbour crane and can lift over 300 tons. The number of assignments for Port Esbjerg's cranes is increasing and in just four years, the number of assignments has grown by 66 percent. Therefore, the [...]

Prehn and Lauritzen debated port policy in Hirtshals

On Saturday, the new laundrette at the Port of Hirtshals was the setting for a lively debate about the conditions and opportunities for Danish ports. In particular, the upcoming revision of the Port Act was discussed by the panel and the audience, which included local businesses, politicians and generally interested citizens. It was the Port of Hirtshals, in collaboration with [...]

North Jutland ports invite you to a political debate and free barbecue sausages at the port in Hirtshals

Will there be jobs at ports in the future? Should ports play a bigger or smaller role in the future? What importance should the ports have for the local communities in North Jutland? What type of business should ports run in the future? These questions and many others can be answered on Saturday at 15.00 at the port in Hirtshals. On Saturday afternoon, [...]

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 [...]