Two terminals in port of Aarhus to combine facilities
Two terminals in the largest Danish port of Aarhus are merging their facilities into one contiguous deepwater berth with one set of truck gates and dedicated rail service.
APM Terminals Aarhus and Cargo Service announced Tuesday they have agreed to combine their neighboring facilities to improve operational use of land, equipment and buildings.
The new company will be called APM Terminals Cargo Service A/S. The current managing director of APM Terminals Aarhus, Jakob Flyvbjerg Christensen, will continue as head of the merged terminal. APM Terminals is part of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group.
APM Terminals Aarhus and Cargo Service announced Tuesday they have agreed to combine their neighboring facilities to improve operational use of land, equipment and buildings.
The new company will be called APM Terminals Cargo Service A/S. The current managing director of APM Terminals Aarhus, Jakob Flyvbjerg Christensen, will continue as head of the merged terminal. APM Terminals is part of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group.
Cargo Service Holding will continue as an independent company with a range of activities in Aarhus, including handling of project and heavy lift cargo with particular expertise in wind turbines and wind turbine components.
The integration will start in September with teams from both companies participating and is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
"The new agreement is an important step in offering the customers of APM Terminals and Cargo Service better access to Danish and Baltic markets," said Martin Poulsen, vice president of APM Terminals Europe, a unit of A.P. Moller-Maersk.
"This agreement reflects our vision to work together to make the Port of Aarhus the most attractive and competitive container port in Scandinavia," said Flemming Mogelmose, chairman of Cargo Service Holding.
The terminals are on the Baltic Sea in Denmark’s largest port and second-largest city, close to the principal manufacturing and industrial centers of Western Denmark. One of the most productive container facilities in Europe, Aarhus has easy access to other major hub and feeder ports in Scandinavia and the Baltic.
The terminals have a deepwater berth of 49 feet and operate a dedicated rail service between Aarhus and Copenhagen, featuring a five-hour transit time and frequency of up to three departures a week.
The integration will start in September with teams from both companies participating and is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
"The new agreement is an important step in offering the customers of APM Terminals and Cargo Service better access to Danish and Baltic markets," said Martin Poulsen, vice president of APM Terminals Europe, a unit of A.P. Moller-Maersk.
"This agreement reflects our vision to work together to make the Port of Aarhus the most attractive and competitive container port in Scandinavia," said Flemming Mogelmose, chairman of Cargo Service Holding.
The terminals are on the Baltic Sea in Denmark’s largest port and second-largest city, close to the principal manufacturing and industrial centers of Western Denmark. One of the most productive container facilities in Europe, Aarhus has easy access to other major hub and feeder ports in Scandinavia and the Baltic.
The terminals have a deepwater berth of 49 feet and operate a dedicated rail service between Aarhus and Copenhagen, featuring a five-hour transit time and frequency of up to three departures a week.
