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Danish Ports' consultation response regarding the establishment of the Port Nature Fund and the Maritime Spatial Planning Act.

Danish Ports acknowledges the opportunity to submit comments on the bill to amend the Act on the Protection of the Marine Environment Act (establishment of the Harbour Nature Fund) and the Act on Maritime Spatial Planning. Danish Ports welcomes the new Harbour Nature Fund and the ambitions for a cost-effective restoration of marine nature and the desire to build knowledge about better coexistence between RE development and nature [...]

Danish Ports Association's consultation response regarding executive order on targets for case processing times in the Environmental and Food Board of Appeal, the Planning Board of Appeal and the Energy Board of Appeal

Danish Ports acknowledges the opportunity to submit a consultation response to the draft executive order on targets for case processing times in the Environmental and Food Board of Appeal, the Planning Board of Appeal and the Energy Board of Appeal. Main comments:

Proposal for an Act to amend the Act on the Promotion of Renewable Energy, the Act on Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programs and of Specific Projects (EIA), the Act on Public Roads etc. and the Railway Act

Danish Ports acknowledges the opportunity to submit comments on the proposal to amend the Act on the Promotion of Renewable Energy, the Act on Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programs and of Specific Projects (EIA), the Act on Public Roads etc. and the Railway Act.General comments: Specific comments: Regarding acceleration areas, §1: Kind regards, Camilla RosenhagenDanske Havne

Consultation response from Danish Ports to the bill on the Recovery Regulation etc.

Danish Ports acknowledges the opportunity to submit a consultation response regarding the bill to amend the Nature Protection Act, the Environmental Objectives Act, the Forest Act and the Danish Climate Forest Fund Act (Authorization to adopt additional rules on biodiversity for the implementation of the Nature Restoration Regulation, changed deadlines for Natura 2000 planning, better opportunities for construction and construction for [...]]

Consultation response to the proposal to amend the Planning Act and the Act on the Rental of Real Estate for Holiday and Leisure Purposes etc. and Camping etc.

Danish Ports thanks for the opportunity to comment on the draft executive order on the proposal for an act amending the Planning Act and the Act on the rental of real estate for holiday and leisure purposes etc. and camping etc. General commentsDanish commercial ports perform essential societal tasks of local, regional and national importance. The ports play an important [...]

Consultation response to the draft executive order on exemption of port and airline companies from the Act on Openness in Public Administration

Danish Ports thanks for the opportunity to comment on the draft executive order on exemption of port and airline companies from the Danish Public Administration Act. General commentsThe Danish commercial ports are large active business areas and home to a broad value chain of companies and ancillary industries within transport, logistics, energy, supply and defense. The commercial ports create growth [...]

Consultation response: Reply to the revised EU framework C-4380 on passenger rights: stricter rules of maritime passengers

Danish Ports acknowledges the importance of securing the passengers rights when traveling by sea on cruise ships and ferries. Denmark is the third-largest ferry nation in the EU in terms of passengers with around 40 million passengers embarking and disembarking in 2023. In terms of cruise passengers Denmark is as well a large cruise country, [...]

Danish Ports' consultation response regarding proposed amendment to the Act on the Protection of the Marine Environment

Danish Ports acknowledges the opportunity to submit comments on the proposed amendment to the Marine Environment Act. General comments Dredging below 6 meters water depth. The proposed authorization provisions, so that the Minister of the Environment can lay down detailed rules on the prohibition of discharge of scrubber water and prohibition of dredging in water depths below 6 meters, follows an agreed settlement. Prohibition of the use of open-loop scrubbers in [...]

Consultation response regarding guidance for completing the port facility vulnerability assessment template

Danish Ports acknowledges the opportunity to submit a consultation response to the guidance for completing the Port Facility Vulnerability Assessment template. The guidance for completing the template for port facility vulnerability assessment and port facility vulnerability assessment aims to protect international shipping traffic as well as ports and port facilities, which Danish Ports supports. In general, Danish Ports generally emphasizes that there should not be disproportionately large financial [...]

Port Denmark's consultation response regarding the consultation of the Environmental Impact Report for Metro Line M5

Danish Ports acknowledges the opportunity to submit comments on the draft Environmental Impact Report for the new metro line in Copenhagen M5. Port Denmark supports the southern version of a future metro line in Copenhagen, M5 purple, as the line will promote mobility and accessibility in the city for the benefit of citizens and businesses when the metro line comes into operation. [...]