Danish Ports

Minister inspired by port visit in Frederikshavn

Growth and employment were on the agenda when Minister of Employment Troels Lund Poulsen and Chairman of the Danish Parliament's Employment Committee Bent Bøgsted visited Port of Frederikshavn on Friday, March 8. The port is currently undergoing a significant development with a major port expansion, new long-term contracts with major local and international companies and a growth strategy based on circular economy, among other things.

Director's Corner - March

By Tine Kirk Pedersen, Director, Danish PortsIt's March and spring has arrived in Denmark. These are the times when the flowers appear and we see fresh shoots on the trees. But this is also the time when the 2018 annual accounts from the country's ports are coming in, and on the face of it, they look quite reasonable. We have [...]

Join us at Denmark's Maritime Culture and People's Meeting

Korsør once again welcomes everyone who wants to contribute with input and debate about opportunities and challenges for maritime Denmark. In week 34, Korsør will transform the city, harbor, naval station, marina, etc. into a nationwide public meeting with a focus on the maritime. A focus that includes entertainment, culture, history and not least debates [...]

New Plant Act will affect activity in Danish ports

Ports with passenger traffic from countries outside the EU must, according to a new EU regulation introduced on 14 December 2019, inform travelers about the baggage rules for importing plants and plant products from outside the EU. The rules aim to keep particularly serious plant pests out of Denmark and the EU and thus prevent their spread and establishment. The particularly serious plant pests are called quarantine pests. They should not be found in the EU, and there is an obligation to notify the [...]

Port of Thorsminde will be a service port for the Thor offshore wind farm

The port of Thorsminde has the shortest distance to the upcoming offshore wind farm 20 km out in the North Sea. Therefore, Holstebro Municipality will enter into a dialog with local companies and suppliers that can service the 8,200 jobs that will be created during the construction phase, the municipality writes in a press release. Holstebro Municipality sees great benefits from the project in terms of growth and [...]

Port policy statement 2018

Theme: Port Transformation

Thank you for this year

2020 is coming to an end, and in Danish Ports we hope, like so many others, that 2021 will be a less crisis-ridden year. Regardless, we will, as always, work hard to secure and strengthen the framework conditions for Danish commercial ports. Thank you for a great year to our members and external stakeholders. We look forward to many [...]

The past year in an international perspective

From the beginning of the year, 2020 was expected to be all about the EU's Multiannual Financial Framework and the Green Deal. As for everyone else, this was overshadowed by other more pressing issues in the spring. For both Danish and European ports, the common experience was that ports were helping to lift an important [...]

Virtual events were the solution to many months without meeting

The many canceled events in 2020 have forced us to think in new ways. In Danish Ports, we have therefore tried to be adaptable and create ways to still meet and talk to each other. This has meant that many meetings, forums and events in recent months have been held on online platforms, including [...]

Canceled events due to the corona pandemic

Although it has in many ways been an eventful year in Danish Ports, there was also a lot that did not turn out quite as we wanted it to. At Danish Ports, we had to cancel many events, forums and networking meetings that were scheduled to take place during the year. Like so many others, we had to [...]