 Archive APM Terminals roll out Track & Trace 23-03-2021 12:00 In the first quarter of 2021 APM Terminals rolled out its industry-leading global container tracking platform, Track & Trace, to three major terminals. Almost two thirds of the company’s fully controlled terminals now benefit from this advanced container tracking platform. |
APM Terminals Pecém 10% growth14-03-2021 12:00 APM Terminals Pecém in Brazil marked several achievements in the past year. The Terminal grew double digits in 2020, reaching 387 717 TEUs handled. The figures represent an increase of about 10% compared to 2019, with main drivers being exports of reefer units and imports. |  | 
New CEO at APM Terminals Bahrain11-03-2021 12:00 APM Terminals Bahrain announces Maureen Bannerman as the new Managing Director, following the earlier announcement on Susan Hunter leaving the position at the end of April 2021. Maureen will assume the role in early April. |
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APM Terminals Kalundborg now operational01-03-2021 12:00 APM Terminals begins operations in Kalundborg, Denmark following an agreement in December with the Port and A.P. Moller – Maersk to handle two feeder services. The facility invests in environmentally friendly fuel, with its reach stackers and terminal tractors running on GTL (gas-to-liquids) fuel. | | 
APM Elizabeth converts to green energy29-01-2021 12:00 APM Terminals Elizabeth thas taken the next step in their decarbonization journey, by starting to use green power, from a supplier that offers renewables such as wind and solar. This is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by 45% in 2021. |
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| New CEO for APM Terminals Japan 12-01-2021 12:00 To support the expansion of the company’s business in Japan, Sakura Kuma will join APM Terminals Japan as CEO effective 1 February 2021. Prior to joining APM Terminals, Sakura Kuma held several leadership positions within marketing and sales, new business development and corporate management in NYK. | |
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| New APM Terminals facility in Kalundborg 21-12-2020 12:00 APM Terminals and Maersk announce an agreement for shifting the carrier’s feeder volumes from Copenhagen to a new facility in the Port of Kalundborg, to be operated by APM Terminals. As part of the agreement, Kalundborg will receive two weekly feeder service calls. | |
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Lineage Logistics coming to Aarhus02-12-2020 12:00 Lineage Logistics, the world’s biggest company within cold storage products and temperature-controlled logistics, has acquired Lundsøe Køl og Frys A/S. One of the reasons behind the acquisition was Lundoe’s location in the Port of Aarhus. | | 
APM Terminals sets all-time record25-11-2020 12:00 Despite the pandemic, APM Terminals Pecém, in Ceará, has set two consecutive records this year with a best-ever September performance of 41,000 TEUs followed by a record-breaking October result of 46,705 TEUs. For the first 10 months, the Pecém Terminal reports 309,051 TEUs, a 7.9% increase on 2019 |
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DFDS in new cooperation with MSC06-11-2020 12:00 After long negotiations with shipping company MSC, it is a pleasure to announce that from 11 November the NorthSea terminal in Brevik will deliver port service to MSC’s container shipping service in the Oslofjord. | | 
APMT signs contract for new dry bulk facility25-10-2020 10:00 APM Terminals Poti and Poti New Terminals Corporation have signed an agreement for the joint development of a new bulk cargo facility on the northern side of the Poti Sea Port. Pursuant to the agreement, APMT will invest in constructing a new breakwater, 400m of quay wall and dredging up to 13,5 meters vessel draft. |
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| CMP joins CO2 capture project 22-10-2020 12:00 Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP) will become a central party in storing and distributing captured CO2 from the Amager Resource Center to ships that sail the CO2 to storage in old oil fields in the North Sea. EU is expected to add significant funding for the project. | |
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| BWS Port/Terminal operator of the year 12-10-2020 12:00 Blue Water Shipping - who has loaded, unloaded and transported thousands of wind turbine components through the years - has been awarded Port Terminal Operator of the Year at the international Heavy Lift Awards 2020. | |
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Corona crisis affectes Port of Aarhus30-07-2020 12:00 In the first half of 2020, the corona crisis affected turnover for the Port of Aarhus. A statement of the total freight turnover shows a drop of 5% as compared to last year. In actual figures, the turnover of goods decreased from 4.5 million tons in the first half of 2019 to 4.3 million tons in the corresponding period in 2020. | | 
Greenlandic traffic to Aarhus Port16-06-2020 12:00 On June 12 for the first time ever in regular service, the Greenlandic shipping company Royal Arctic Line docked in the Port of Aarhus. With this new cooperation the Greenlandic shipping company wish to make it easier to trade with Greenland and for the Port of Aarhus it is at the same time a result of many years of work to get the Greenlandic traffic to Aarhus. |
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New oil terminal in Port of Frederikshavn30-04-2019 12:00 Bladt Industries and Port of Frederikshavn have just signed a three-digit million DKK contract for the construction of a new oil terminal, which will be built on the new part of the port in Frederikshavn. | | 
Containerships chooses CMP in Malmö18-04-2019 11:48 With Containerships now starting its new service, Scan Baltic 1, Copenhagen Malmö Port, CMP, will be an important port for import and export to and from Sweden and Europe. The first container ship arrived at Northern Harbour in Malmö last week. |
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| Another good year for the Port of Hirtshals 14-02-2019 12:00 Growth for the 10th year in a row is something that characterizes the Port of Hirtshals, where the number of truck and trailers for 2018 became 148.000 units in total, which is the largest amount of units the port has ever witnessed. This marks a growth of 6.000 units compared to 2017. On the other hand, the amount of bulk cargo fell a little. | |
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| 10.000 tons of salt unloaded in Kalundborg 12-02-2019 10:00 13 hours of efficient work – thats how fast crane operators in the Port of Kalundborg were able to unload 10.000 tons of road salt to Chemisafe from the freight ship Oslo Fjord 1. The freight ship was in a rush, as it had to return to the shipowner after being time chartered. | |
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Scandinavias first dry port06-02-2019 10:00 ADP Associated Danish Ports/Port of Fredericia is now in the process of driving the construction machines in position for construction and land development of what will be Scandinavia's largest and preliminary only Dry Port | | 
New TEU-record in the Port of Aarhus05-02-2019 12:00 In 2018, the Port of Aarhus beat their own previous Danish record made in 2017 of 511.424, as the port took in 540.363 containers (TEU). This corresponds to a six percent increase. That is more than one container for every minute of the year. The ports freight turnover was 8.801.234 tons. |
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Port of Frederikshavn wins business award18-01-2019 12:00 It was a humble and happy Mikkel Seedorff Sørensen who, as CEO of the Port of Frederikshavn, received Frederikshavn trade council’s Growth and Willingness Business Award 2018 in front of 230 guests in the Music House together with Chairman of the Board Bo Uggerhøj. | | 
New fish landing record in Port of Skagen 10-01-2019 12:00 2018 was another record-breaking year for fishing at the Port of Skagen, as the port’s fish landings ended with a value of 1.019.000.000 Danish kroner. This beats the former record of 1.000.689.000 kroner back in 2016. The Port of Skagen is still Denmark’s largest fishing port measured by the amount and value of fish landings. |
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| Ole Ingrisch new Chariman of Port-Safety 09-01-2019 12:00 Ole Ingrisch, Chairman of the board of Danske Havne, will become the new Chairman of the Board of the security company Port-Safety in February. | |
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| New container record at Port of Aarhus 21-12-2018 10:00 Yesterday morning container number 522.717 was loaded onto quayside at the Port of Aarhus. That is a record breaking number. On top of this, inventory shows that the ports turnover from freight broke last years record on December 12. | |
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Port of Esbjerg gets new director19-12-2018 10:00 The Port of Esbjerg will be getting a new director on April 1 2019, when 45-year-old Dennis Jul Pedersen will be appointed Port Director. Dennis Jul Pedersen takes over the position as Port Director because current Port Director Ole Ingrisch is leaving the port towards the end of February after 16 years, in order to retire. | | 
Large oil spill in Port of Aarhus 17-12-2018 12:00 Last Friday at 21.19 o’clock a large oil spill happened in the Port of Aarhus’ turning basin 3 and 4 while the bunkering of a container ship took place at the port. 5-10 m3 of oil leaked on the quayside and into to the turning basin. |
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APM Terminals sets operational record15-12-2018 12:00 APM Terminals ha set a new North American operations record this month with 27,846 TEUs handled on one vessel. This represents a complete discharge of the vessel for import cargo and a complete new load of export containers. | | 
SDK Shipping moves to the Port of Aalborg 12-12-2018 12:00 One of the countries largest shipping agencies SDK Shipping will be moving its Aalborg office to the East Port at the Port of Aalborg on January 1 2019. SDK Shipping, which until June 28 2018 went under the name Shipping.dk, has signed a lease issued by the Port of Aalborg A/S regarding renting the new offices. The logistics company’s seven employees in Aalborg will be working from Langerak in the future. |
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| Four can bid on Skagen’s expansion project 06-12-2018 10:00 There are both Danish and foreign companies as well as consortiums among the four applicants who have been pre qualified to bid on the Stage 3 expansion of the Port of Skagen. There were initially 7 applicants who put in a request of becoming pre qualified to bid on the Stage 3 project of expanding the Port of Skagen. | |
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| Wind turbines in the Port of Aarhus 05-12-2018 12:00 A majority in the Aarhus city council has decided to replace three areas that where giant wind turbines were to be established on, with three new locations. One of the locations is the East harbour of the Port of Aarhus. But before anything can be done, an environmental examination has to be done, and nothing is set in stone in regards to placing the wind turbines in the port. | |
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Danske Havne happy with new finance act04-12-2018 10:00 Danish trade organization Danske Havne is pleased with the fact that a majority in the Danish Parliament has agreed on a finance act that includes several initiatives that will improve the infrastructure in rural areas – and thereby the access to the country’s many commercial ports. | | 
Port donates art to Bornholm Hospital24-11-2018 12:00 The Port of Rønne has decided to donate new art to the children’s department in Bornholm’s Hospital. The purpose of the art is to make the experience of being hospitalized less scary. The art will make the surroundings more cozy and give a sense of home for the patience, Bornholm’s Hospital writes in a press release. |
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Theme day about workenvironment in ports21-11-2018 12:00 Danish trade organization Danske Havne hosted a well attended theme day on work environment at Lindø Port of Odense last week. There were several presentation held on workplace inspections, workplace psychology, port traffic, and construction work. 42 people from all over the country participated in the event. | | 
Danish Industry criticizes port decision16-11-2018 12:00 The Confederation of Danish Industry, DI, released a statement this morning, in which they critique the decisions made to shut down commercial ports in Kolding and Vejle. DI warns about the consequences of shutting down the commercial ports and is going to investigate the politics of the decision to see if the municipalities’ decisions are legal. |
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| Koldings port director shocked by decision 15-11-2018 10:00 The municipality of Kolding’s decision to shut down the commercial port comes as a surprise to port director Anders Vangsbjerg Sørensen. One single city council has decided to shut down the port, and the companies that currently use the port have to move latest in 25 years. | |
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| Danish ports among the most effective 13-11-2018 10:00 A new report from the World Economic Forum (WEF) shows that Danish ports took 6th place on the list of the world’s most effective ports. But Danish trade organisation Danske Havne wishes keep progressing, and wants to compete with the best. Therefore the organisation seeks political focus and has concrete suggestions to how Denmark reaches the top of the list in the future. | |
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Hirtshals installs new wave recoarder08-11-2018 10:00 On November 6, the Port of Hirtshal switched their wave recorder with a new and more advanced model. The new wave recorder is placed outside the Port of Hirtshals’ entry zone, and sends data to a receiver in the port office 24 hours a day. | | 
Nakskov Port continues to grow 05-11-2018 12:00 Since the Municipality of Lolland took over Nakskov Port in July 2014, the municipality has invested 27 million in improving the port. Now, strong political support has resulted in further investments of 57,1 million kroner. |
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Strandby hires Harbourmaster01-11-2018 12:00 Strandbys fishing industry is in the midst of a positive evolution, and because of this a lot of people have ordered new and larger fishing vessel and are thereby investing in the future. Therefore the Port of Strandby has decided to hire Christian Heidemann Andersen as the ports new harbourmaster. His job will be to develop the port concurrently with the positive growth that the port’s customers are experiencing. | | 
Ice tax increases by 25 percent in 201923-10-2018 14:18 Winter is coming and during the government’s icebreaking committee’s latest meeting, held on September 14 2018, a decision was made to increase the tax on ice. The increase will be apply for the period between January 1 and December 31 2019 and will be 0,05 Danish kroner per ton of cargo ship goods that is shipped to or from the port in question. |
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