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Port Esbjerg completes fairway deepening project

22 April 2025

Denmark’s Port Esbjerg has announced the completion of the deepening of its fairway from 9.3 to 12.8 metres, as well as the relocation of over 3.7 million cubic metres of seabed material along the 21.6-kilometre route through Grådyb.

Funded by the European Union’s infrastructure programme, the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the initiative, named NORTHERNSEALYTS project, was completed on time and below budget. The result is a future-proof fairway, enabling Port Esbjerg to handle larger ships.

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Innovating for a Greener Future

3 April 2025

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As Port Esbjerg expands, Rohde Nielsen stays committed to developing and scaling operations while fostering innovation and collaboration with industry partners. Rohde Nielsen is an example of a partner at...

https://maritime-professionals.com/innovating-for-a-greener-future/

Svitzer to switch to biofuels in Danish port

3 February 2025

Supporting the shipping sector’s decarbonization efforts and the Port of Esbjerg’s goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030, Svitzer transitions its tugs operating in the Port of Esbjerg to biofuel starting on 1 February 2025.

Mathias Jonasson, Managing Director of Svitzer Scandinavia, stated: “At Svitzer, we are committed to decarbonising our operations which must be carbon neutral by 2040. We can only achieve this ambition by working with like-minded partners and customers. I’m both proud and...

https://container-news.com/svitzer-switch-biofuels-danish-port/

Gigantic jacket foundation shipped

10 December 2024

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Complex processes and efficient collaboration On a chilly morning at Port Esbjerg, a 60-metre-tall yellow steel structure stood ready. The jacket foundation, weighing approximately 2,445.6 tonnes, was slowly...

https://maritime-professionals.com/gigantic-jacket-foundation-shipped/

Port of Esbjerg leads in green transition

21 August 2024

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Lars Aagaard, Denmark’s Minister for Climate, Energy, and Utilities, recently visited Port Esbjerg, underscoring its crucial role in the green transition. He was impressed by the port’s growth, particularly …

https://maritime-professionals.com/port-of-esbjerg-leads-in-green-transition/

The sound of the green transition

10 July 2024

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Whoosh. Whoosh. Whoosh. That is the sound of the 92-metre blades high above where 45 Harvard students visiting Esbjerg are standing during a January storm. ”The sound of green …

https://maritime-professionals.com/the-sound-of-the-green-transition/

The EU focuses more on ports

16 May 2024

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Just three months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Port Esbjerg hosted the North Sea Summit on 18 May 2022, when Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, …

https://maritime-professionals.com/the-eu-focuses-more-on-ports/

Call for stronger collaboration between European ports

25 April 2024

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The European wind ports will have to find ways of working together even more closely in order to achieve the goals of the green transition. That was the key …

https://maritime-professionals.com/call-for-stronger-collaboration-between-european-ports/

Power to 350,000 households

14 February 2024

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“We’ve reached a milestone,” says Vattenfall’s project director, referring to the Vesterhav Syd and Vesterhav Nord wind farms, which are almost ready to supply power to 340,000 households. The …

https://maritime-professionals.com/power-to-350000-households/

Drones from Esbjerg to the North Sea

10 January 2024

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An underwater drone can inspect the foundations of a wind turbine or the cables running to the coast. A flying drone can inspect a turbine. A surface drone can …

https://maritime-professionals.com/drones-from-esbjerg-to-the-north-sea/

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