Green transition & Sustainability

Green theme: 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 [...]

Green theme: Ambitious project in Hvide Sande Harbor: Will reduce CO2 emissions by 94 percent

As a matter of course, the Port of Hvide Sande has for a number of years dealt with some of the biggest global themes, which are also included in the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The themes that the port has primarily focused on are the transformation to green and sustainable energy, reducing CO2 emissions, cleaning up the oceans and social responsibility. The Port of Hvide Sande has [...]

Green theme: North Jutland ports must be green frontrunners

An ambitious Nordic collaboration will set the agenda in the international green transition. The ports of Skagen, Hirtshals and Frederikshavn will be electrified together with ports in Norway and Sweden. The aim is to promote the transition from diesel to electricity - and share experiences with the rest of the world The Scandinavian Electric Transport System, SETS, is the name of the project that will accelerate the [...]

Green theme: Denmark's first mobile shore power plant has opened 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 [...]

Green theme: UN Sustainable Development Goals in Hirtshals: The port will contribute to a sustainable future

Climate impact and sustainability have become part of our everyday lives, and if our planet and our society as we know it today are to survive, we must all set a sustainability agenda. At the same time, we must be aware of our responsibility for the future so that we can meet the demands that future generations will place on us. The commitment to [...]

Cruise and shore power: We must get environmental benefits for our money

This week's feature article in Søfart is written by Tine Kirk Pedersen, CEO of Danish Ports "Over the past year, there has been an increasing debate about whether Denmark should invest in shore power, especially for cruise tourism, which is growing rapidly in Denmark these years, and which in 2019 alone generated over a million tourists to the country [...]