Audible response
Consultation response to the Environmental Impact Report and Local Plan 387 on the expansion of the Port of Fredericia.
Danish Ports thanks for the opportunity to submit a consultation response to the Environmental Impact Report and Local Plan no. 387 regarding the expansion of the Port of Fredericia.
We assess that the Port of Fredericia is a port of national importance as critical infrastructure, both as a port for transportation of goods and as an energy hub.
75 percent of all Danish foreign trade is carried by ship via a Danish port, and with Fredericia Port's growth, not least in the container sector, the port is crucial for security of supply.
There is or will be a lack of space in Danish ports in general. A phenomenon that extends across most of Europe.
Not least for this reason, Danish Ports has a positive view of local plan proposal 387 on the expansion of the Port of Fredericia.
General comments:
The Port of Fredericia is an important Danish infrastructure where ADP is now future-proofing both the capacity for the growth in environmentally friendly modes of transport such as container and ferry cargo.
The expansion of the Port of Fredericia is important for society because it develops the existing infrastructure for what we want more of in the future - "more goods at sea".
Transportation by ship is 15 times more climate-friendly than transportation by road and also helps to alleviate congestion challenges on the Danish road network.
The planned two expansions of the Port of Fredericia will also provide competitive advantages not only for Fredericia but also for Danish import and export companies that use the port and can utilize the interaction between water, rail and road.
The port's location in the growth region of Triangle is a clear advantage. We consider it crucial that the port is given more space. Space is the new, necessary offer that ports must have on their shelves in competition with foreign, larger ports in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, the UK, Sweden and Poland.
Ports like the Port of Fredericia are crucial hubs for green transition, import/export, job creation and growth.
With the port expansion, shore power facilities will be established, which will provide reductions in CO2 emissions for the benefit of the local environment and reductions in noise impact.
With the Port of Fredericia and Taulov Dry Port, ADP A/S has created Denmark's multimodal hub, which is being developed with green solutions and infrastructure for the transition of the transport sector.
The infrastructure in the area with the Port of Fredericia, the highway network, the rail network and Billund Airport in the hinterland means that the transport hub Taulov Dry Port is expected to develop further and attract more companies and jobs.
The port expansion will further support the sustainable development of the transport sector and shipping and ensure the development of the multimodal position of strength.
Søren Søndergaard, Danish Ports