New guidance will make it easier to create LNG projects The Danish Maritime Authority has prepared an overview of relevant considerations when applying for LNG bunkering in Denmark. The overview will be published on the agency's website. The purpose of the overview is to make it easier for both the applicant and the municipality when granting permission for bunkering in [...]
Common state aid rules will benefit Danish commercial ports Danish Ports welcomes the prospect of common guidelines for public investments in ports. Competition among EU ports is uneven due to a lack of guidelines, with some countries supporting projects that cannot be supported in other countries or projects that can be supported by the EU but not nationally. If ports [...]
When a storm surge hits, it's a natural disaster that invalidates your insurance. That's why the storm surge scheme comes into effect. It just doesn't apply to ports. This means that only the port and the port's customers have to pay when storms and storm surges have taken hold in ports. Danish Ports believes that the storm surge scheme should also cover ports. [...]
Changes to the Pilotage Act will distort competition The Danish Maritime Authority has prepared an analysis of the Danish pilotage market and a draft amendment to the Pilotage Act. Danish Ports are skeptical about the proposal, which may lead to further distortion of competition in relation to other modes of transport and leave some ports in the lurch. Danish Ports supports the aim of making efficiency improvements [...]
Ports, fairways and slipways should be designated as activity zones Danish Ports believes that ports, fairways and slipways should be designated as activity zones in the national water plans. See the consultation response here.
Self-governing ports must act and operate commercially. Therefore, it should also be possible for them to be exempt from public access requirements. Self-government ports should also be included under section 4 of the Public Access to Information Act. When politicians demand that self-governing ports must act and behave in a commercial manner, there should also be a possibility to exempt them from the requirement of [...]
The Danish Road Directorate gathers all information about where modular road trains are allowed in an executive order. Danish Ports welcomes this. At the same time, there is good reason to extend the trial to more ports, which is why the Danish Road Directorate is encouraged to take a closer look at the small obstacles that may exist around Danish Ports notes with satisfaction that the trial scheme for [...]
The proposal aims to limit the harmful effects of international trade, including the impact of shipping on Europe's biodiversity and invasive animal species. Danish Ports notes that significant economic consequences are predicted without these being quantified. It is of course difficult to relate to these consequences, [...].
Guidelines for environmental incentives must be based on documentation In the Partnership for Cleaner Shipping, two consultant reports have been discussed in relation to creating environmental incentives in shipping. Reports have been prepared on ship environmental indices and reduced port charges as well as public tenders for island ferries, which will be presented at a workshop in December. Danish Ports supports [...]
Danish Ports calls for a broad-based coastal fishing scheme Danish Ports is committed to supporting legal fishing where the fish are landed in Danish ports. All Danish fishing ports serve coastal fishermen. Coastal fishing uses many types of gear, including trawls. Therefore, Danish Ports has both in the committee work and to the Minister of Food and Agriculture called for a broadly conceived coastal fishing scheme. Read the Danish [...]