Green transition & Sustainability

Green news: Port of Aarhus gets shore power at new ferry terminal

Molslinjen's ferries call at the Port of Aarhus around 3,800 times a year. From the fall, the ferries will be able to receive shore power at the new ferry terminal at Østhavnen. This is the result of a joint investment that Molslinjen and the Port of Aarhus have just decided to make. The Port of Aarhus is currently in the process of building a new ferry terminal at Østhavnen. [...]

Danish Ports brings the industry together with green transition on the program

When the trade organization Danish Ports holds its major port conference in Aalborg on 22-23 April, green transition in ports will be the central topic of the conference. Quite simply, it is by far the most important topic in the entire industry right now, says Danish Ports. "The green transition is rolling along at the moment, and we are very pleased with the development [...]

New Scandinavian project to ensure greener transport chains

The project is called "Value2Sea" and the goal is to highlight improvement opportunities in transport chains in the Øresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak area by applying new technologies and logistics and transport concepts in a more sustainable way. "The project is about creating coherence between actors in the logistics chain and developing an environmentally friendly way to transport goods across borders. Trucks are flexible, cheap and [...].

MHI Vestas chooses Port of Rønne as port of shipment for offshore wind turbines

MHI Vestas chooses to assemble and ship its offshore wind turbines from the Port of Rønne when the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm will be established at Rügen in 2022. 300,000 German households can look forward to CO2-friendly power, corresponding to 257 MW, when MHI Vestas in early June 2022 and approximately 8 months ahead will install 27 of its [...]

Port Conference 2020: Green transition requires a blue touch

Danish Ports organizes a port conference in Aalborg on 22-23 April 2020. We hope you want to join us. The theme of the conference is "Green transition requires a blue touch," as there is currently a massive focus on reducing greenhouse gases. At the conference, you will therefore get a closer look at the climate perspectives for Danish ports in broad [...]

The country's first commercial wind turbine commissioned at the Port of Hirtshals

On Friday, December 13, on a bitterly cold winter's day, around 150 cooperative members and other interested parties gathered at the land expansion at Østhavnen in Hirtshals to attend the inauguration of the four wind turbines, the first of which was also officially commissioned. However, the cold weather was offset by the joy that the wind turbine project in Hirtshals has now reached the [...]

Port of Aarhus now offers green discount for green ships

As the first port in Denmark, the Port of Aarhus has decided to give a discount to green ships. With the discount, the Port of Aarhus will try to motivate the shipping companies that call at the port to become more sustainable. From January 1, the Port of Aarhus will give a discount to all ships that achieve at least 30 points in ESI (Environmental Ship [...]

Port of Rønne and Bornholm are lucrative locations for new offshore wind farms

A gigantic offshore wind farm off the coast of Rønne should become a reality if the world's largest offshore wind turbine owner, Ørsted, has its way. Port of Rønne A/S supports the idea, which will also benefit the government's climate ambitions of a 70% reduction in CO2 by 2030. In an article published in the Danish newspaper Politiken on Monday, Ørsted proposes to 'build a gigantic wind farm off Rønne on [...]

European ports focus on green cruising

Over the past year, there has been a growing debate about whether Denmark should invest in shore power, especially for cruise tourism, which is growing rapidly in Denmark these days and in 2018 alone generated more than a million tourists to the country - and thus lots of money and jobs. Both Danish Ports as a trade organization and the ports [...]

Op-ed: The Blue Denmark has set a course to become much greener

Together with Danish Shipping, Danish Maritime, Danish Pelagic Producers' Organization and Danish Fishermen's Association, we have created today's feature article in Jyllands-Posten. The good news is that Denmark is well placed to take the lead in the green transition of shipping. The Danish maritime industry is among the most skilled in the world, we have [...]