port of Aarhus

Port of Aarhus proceeds with shore power project

Denmark’s Port of Aarhus has an onshore power plant on its way to container ships, which will be the first of its kind in the country.

According to a new agreement, the onshore power plant will be supplied by Danish  PowerCon.

“We are pleased that we can once again collaborate with PowerCon to establish a shore power facility. It will reduce both noise and local particle pollution caused by ships using diesel generators. This benefits both the residents of the surrounding area and theemployees at...

https://container-news.com/port-of-aarhus-proceeds-with-shore-power-project/

European Union funds onshore power for Northern European ports

Four Northern European ports are preparing to make significant reductions in emissions from container ships docked at their quaysides.

With US$20 million in joint funding from the European Union’s “Connecting Europe Facility” for the “EU.OPS.Network” project, the ports of Aarhus, Gothenburg, Bremerhaven and Stockholm will introduce Onshore Power Supply (OPS) for container ships by 2030.

In addition, this initiative has considerable potential to reduce not only CO2 emissions but also other...

https://container-news.com/european-union-funds-onshore-power-for-northern-european-ports/

MSC establishes new container terminal at Port of Aarhus

Denmark’s Port of Aarhus has signed an agreement with MSC for the lease of land, where the world’s largest container shipping company will establish a new box terminal.

Terminal Investment Limited (TiL), MSC Group’s container terminal operator, will move into the Omniterminal, which is currently being finalized.

Thomas Haber Borch, CEO of Port of Aarhus, commented, “We are pleased that MSC Group and TiL see Port of Aarhus as an attractive port and are now choosing to invest in establishing a...

https://container-news.com/msc-establishes-new-container-terminal-at-port-of-aarhus/

Aarhus to compete for stronger position among North European ports, with either Maersk or MSC at the helm

Container News conducted a competitiveness analysis to explore the dynamics between Aarhus port and other regional ports, in light of reported ongoing negotiations between the port authority of the Danish port with MSC.

This analysis was conducted using a combination of quantitative data from 2019 to 2023, focusing on container throughput and port connectivity indices for Aarhus and two key ports in the region, specifically Germany’s port of Hamburg and Sweden’s port of Gothenburg.

Aarhus has...

https://container-news.com/aarhus-to-compete-for-stronger-position-among-north-european-ports-with-either-maersk-or-msc-at-the-helm/

MSC in battle with Maersk for Denmark’s largest container port

According to the local media, Maersk-owned APM Terminals seems to be on its way to leave Denmark’s largest container port of Aarhus.

MSC is reportedly in negotiations with the Danish port to develop a new container terminal in Aarhus. At the same time, the port seems to have concerns about the current monopolio that APM Terminals enjoys, according to DynaLiners.

In the meantime, Maersk has reportedly offered a different way of relationship with Port of Aarhus.


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https://container-news.com/msc-in-battle-with-maersk-for-denmarks-largest-container-port/

APM Terminals Aarhus expands reefer capacity

Denmark’s largest container terminal, APM Terminals Aarhus has completed the installation of 180 reefer plugs in the last week, increasing its total capacity to 1,548 reefer plugs.

A reefer rack expansion plan has been launched since 2020 in APM Terminals Aarhus, which proceeded with the first two phases of the project already completed in 2020 and phases 3 & 4 completed in December 2021 and January 2022, respectively.

“Despite supply-chain disruption caused by the global pandemic, volumes at the...

https://container-news.com/apm-terminals-aarhus-expands-reefer-capacity/

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