Consultation response

Weight and dimensions for trucks

Common rules for container transport should create incentives for short sea shipping and prevent overloading of containers The Commission's proposal is primarily an adaptation of EU rules to market standards. 45-foot shipping containers have become a market standard for intercontinental freight transport and should therefore not be considered as special transport with special exemption for road transport. Danish Ports welcomes the fact that there will be [...]

New EIA regulation in the territorial sea

The Ministry of Transport should review the executive order one more time in order to reduce the administrative burdens Danish Ports wants increased proportionality between the screening and EIA requirements on the one hand and the impact a project can be estimated to have on the surroundings on the other hand. Therefore, Ports Denmark's [...]

No special European rules for ship recycling

Danish ports are not tax collectors - Danish Ports say no to new proposal In connection with the European Commission's proposal for a European ratification of the UN's 2009 Hong Kong Convention on Environmentally Sound Ship Recycling, the European Parliament has expanded the proposal with additional measures. The proposal is not well thought out. The Parliament's own impact assessment shows fee increases in ports of up to [...]

Maritime planning should take shipping routes and ports into account

Consultation response to new directive on maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal zone management Against the background of a European strategy for blue growth and a Danish growth strategy for Blue Denmark, Danish Ports believes that there is a clear need - and added value - to continue working towards a common approach to marine spatial planning in Denmark.

Executive Order on the Ice Service and Circular on the Icebreaking Council

Danish Ports wants the evaluation of the organization moved forward and special rules for ports in emergency response areas removed The planned evaluation in June 2013 should be moved forward so that the executive order can reflect the experiences from the recently completed ice season. But also the special rules for ports have become redundant and require unnecessary administration. Therefore, special rules for ports in emergency areas should be removed [...]

Consultation of the proposal for the Danpilot Act

Danish Ports wants cheap and safe pilotage with high security of supply, which is why it is also welcome that the government has launched an analysis of the entire pilotage area. While we wait for this analysis, the proposal to transform DanPilot into an independent public company is in consultation. Danish Ports are positive about the organizational change, which can lead to [...]

EU calls for major investments in ports

EU's desire for clean shipping imposes high costs on ports According to the submitted proposal, all 22 Danish seaports included in the TEN-T network must: Establish power supply from land by 2015, provided it is cost-effective and has environmental benefits Install publicly accessible LNG filling stations for maritime transport by 2021 - without exception. Danish Ports has some doubts in [...]

Possible expansion of emergency response network

Port emergency preparedness and securing ports and facilities The Think Tank section is finalizing an internal analysis that will form the basis for a possible expansion of an existing emergency response network. The network currently consists of a group of socially important companies, currently 40-50 large companies in areas such as energy and railway companies. The Home Guard's Unification and Agreement Section cooperates with [...]

Maritime transition pool in consultation

Conversion pool of DKK 20 million for cleaner shipping New proposal for grants to develop greener shipping is in line with the government's growth strategy for the Blue Denmark and the European Commission's communication on environmentally friendly energy for transport: A European strategy for alternative fuels. It is positive that the government wants to contribute to Danish equipment companies through a [...]

Relaxed requirements for passenger ships

Security requirements target the activity - relaxations for passenger ships The Danish Maritime Authority proposes in the consultation to equate the different modes of transportation for passengers in relation to terrorist protection. It is expected that passenger ships and other ships with ISPS status, which are predominantly in domestic traffic, will be equated with security levels and measures in e.g. trains, city and port buses, or for larger passenger ships with dedicated terminals. Danish Ports welcomes that [...]