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Danish Ports at Folkemødet - Benny Engelbrecht (S) and crying biscuits, Torsten Schack Pedersen (V) on ammonia at the port and Minister of Culture Marianne Jelved on ship installations

The roll of crying biscuits was not handed out to Blue Denmark by the chairman of the transport committee, Benny Engelbrecht (S). On the contrary, the industry was praised, as the Minister for Business and Growth, Henrik Sass Larsen, noted: "You are not a profession where we have to run with help all the time" Danish Ports participated again this year at Folkemødet on Bornholm. Danish [...]

Welcome to "Denmark out of the crisis"

Welcome to "Denmark out of the crisis". Many of the initiatives that the Government and the Liberal Party have reached a common understanding of have a direct positive impact on ports and port partners. The Blue Denmark Growth Plan is being continued, and there are several clear maritime imprints in a number of initiatives. And it should be easier [...]

Cleaner shipping and environmental taxes in ports

Shipping faces challenges with emission requirements from 2015. New report from the Danish Environmental Protection Agency provides an overview of how to classify ships according to their environmental and climate properties and the possibility of incentives in port charges. The challenge lies in the control EU wants cleaner shipping. The Danish government also included air pollution from ships in its Growth Plan for the Danish [...]

Debate: Danske Havne - Think across

Danish Ports' contribution to Altingets transport debate Head of Secretariat Tom Elmer Christensen, Danish Ports TRANSPORT DEBATE TRANSPORT DEBATE: Politicians need to think more across the board in relation to Blue Denmark's framework conditions, writes Tom Elmer Christensen of Danish Ports. In the two previous posts, Ports Denmark has argued for transport politicians to increase their international outlook and not forget the [...]

Folkemøde: The Minister of Culture shed new light on shipping

Folkemøde: The Minister of Culture shed new light on shipping The Blue Denmark and Denmark's new maritime museum bring maritime history to life in the middle of Allinge Harbour during Folkemødet. Minister of Culture Marianne Jelved opened a large maritime film and light installation on Thursday evening at 21:00. It was a well-prepared and interested minister who was met by many interested people on board the mail boat Peter. [...]

Cruise as a growth creator

Securing Denmark and Waterfront Denmark as a preferred cruise destination was debated at Folkemødet Danish Ports, Danish Construction Association and Danish Civil Engineering Association challenged on Friday, June 13 a panel consisting of: CEO of Copenhagen Airports Henrik Peter Jørgensen of Pension Denmark Torben Möger Pedersen, Mayor of Helsingør Benedikte Kiær and Global Director for Cruise Lines [...]

Debate: Danish Ports asks the Minister of Business and Growth - do you dare to sail the next mile?

Danish Ports debate with the Minister for Business and Growth at Folkemødet Danish Ports, together with the Danish Shipowners' Association and Danish Maritime, invite to a debate at Folkemødet. More than a year has passed since the launch of the Blue Denmark Growth Plan, so the questions are: what is the next mile to ensure growth, and do politicians dare to sail the next mile? [...]

How about a more narrow focus in transport policy

Head of Secretariat Tom Elmer Christensen, Danish Ports TRANSPORT DEBATE TRANSPORT DEBATE: The international outlook must be supplemented with a more locally rooted perspective in the coming transport policy parliamentary year, writes Tom Elmer Christensen, Head of Secretariat at Danish Ports. "We lack an international outlook. This was Ports Denmark's complaint in the last debate in Altinget's debate round about the year [...]

Press release: Cruise as a growth creator

Growth in cruises creates opportunities for Denmark as a cruise destination. Debate during Folkemødet helps create a basis for a national strategy Danish Ports, Danish Construction Association and Danish Civil Engineering Association are organizing a debate during Folkemødet on Bornholm on Friday 13 June 2014 at 9.00 - 9.45 in the Danish Construction Association's tent with the theme: Cruise as a growth generator in [...]

The Minister of Culture inaugurates The Blue Denmark's film and light installation at Folkemødet

Press release - Danish Ports at the People's Meeting - Minister of Culture inaugurates maritime installation PRESS RELEASE: M/S Maritime Museum and The Blue Denmark shed new light on shipping during the People's Meeting on Bornholm At the harbor in Allinge, Denmark's new maritime museum and The Blue Denmark transform a retired mailboat into a large maritime film and light installation. The installation [...]