Port of Esbjerg (Denmark) with more cargo and higher profit
Port of Esbjerg took it share of the prosperity of Denmark in 2006. The ports profit raised from DKK 22.6 million in 2005 to DKK 29.7 million in 2006 after an increase in the net revenue from DKK 93.4 million to DKK 101.4 million, which is an increase of 8 per cent. The profit raised 32 per cent. The better profit comes mostly from increased volumes of cargo on the quays of Esbjerg. The cargo volume ended on 4.3 million tons. Especially the shipment of wind turbines has increase on a large scale, but also trailer and container traffic has seen larger volumes in 2006. Trailers/Containers was lifted from 1.8 million tons to 2.0 million tons in 2006. Also passengers (DFDS Seaways) went up from 1.7 million to 1.8 million during 2006. Esbjerg was once a major fishing port in Denmark, but fish has declined in recent years. In 2006 fish was unchanged on a level of 205.000 tons. In the coming year Esbjerg will invest a large amount of money in almost a new port south of the existence facilities.