Danish Ports

Blue Denmark is green: half of the shipping companies' new ships can sail on green fuels.

This is a quote. The original story can be read at Danske Rederier here. In the Danish shipping industry, the green transition is more than just lines of sight, declarations of intent and good intentions. It is being put into practice full steam ahead. For 25 out of the 51 ships that shipping companies have ordered in 2022, [...]

Planned Liverpool port strike goes ahead

This is a quote. You can read the original story at ShippingWatch here. The Port of Felixstowe in Liverpool was otherwise set to move towards troubled waters in the form of an employee strike on November 14. However, the workers' union, Unite, and the employer, Peel Ports, managed to reach an agreement that has called off the strike. The agreement means that [...]

No wind adventure without more space for ports

This is a quote. The original story can be read at Energy Supply here. Space, space, space. That's what commercial ports urgently need if the Danish offshore wind adventure is to take off. This is what the chairman of the board of Danske Havnes, director of Odense Port, Carsten Aa said at an offshore wind seminar the other day. The Danish green ambitions are not the [...]

Port of Skagen: One step closer to recycling wastewater from the fishing industry

The construction of pipelines and pumping stations on Skagen Harbour's land, as part of the Skagen Circle project, is now complete. The next phase is to connect the fishing industry so that their protein-containing process water can be recycled to make biogas, which in turn will be used to generate electricity and heat for homes in Skagen.When the project is [...]

New record in cargo turnover at Denmark's largest commercial port

New figures show that the Port of Aarhus is once again breaking records for the volume of goods at berth. In the first nine months of the year, there has been an overall increase of both containers and bulk cargo of a full 13 per cent compared to the same period in the record year 2021. From January to September this year, a full 572,112 TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent [...]

Maersk and the Spanish State in a new green offensive

This is a quote. The original story can be read at MobilityWatch here. Maersk starts cooperation with the Spanish government on the production of green fuels in Spain. Together, the two players will explore opportunities to produce green fuel in southern Spain - Andalusia and Galicia. Both Maersk's CEO, Søren Schou, as well as Spain's [...]

Transport companies slam on the brakes with party subsidies

This is a quote. You can find the original story at MobilityWatch here. Election campaigns last a long time, cost a lot of money... In light of this, it is standard procedure for most major parties in government to have their campaigns financially supported by business to some extent. But this trend is a thing of the past - at least [...]

Tine Kirk and Carsten Aa in Altinget Transport: serious mistake to let China buy part of the Port of Hamburg

The original post can be read here. It was not good when Greece leased the port of Piraeus, one of Europe's most important container ports, to the Chinese in 2009. The Greeks were on their knees financially and the then German chancellor, Angela Merkel, made it clear that EU aid was conditional on sales and savings. So the Greek government seized the opportunity and hired [...]

Thulesen Dahl in Transport Today: drop the toasts and get to work

This is a quote. The original story can be read in the October issue of Transport Today. Danish commercial ports play a crucial role in facilitating Denmark's towering ambitions in offshore wind. But the ports face some monumental challenges in doing so that must be addressed - quickly. Otherwise, the ports will find it difficult to contribute [...]

Danske Havne: Søtransport mest klimavenligt

Danske Havnes direktør forstår ikke helt, at klima-aktivister blokerer netop en havn for ”klimaets skyld”, siger hun til transportmediet Transport Today. ”Der har jo allerede været megen debat om udvidelsesplanerne på Aarhus Havn. Derfor gættede jeg også umiddelbart på, at det var en protest mod havneudvidelsen. Vi har allerede mødt argumentet om, at havneudvidelsen er […]