Tag: Denmark

The Danish Parliament agreed the country to accede to the Hong Kong Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships. The Danish Shipowners Association welcomed this decision as the Convention sets global rules which aim at ensuring that ships, when being recycled after reaching the end of their operational lives, do not pose any unnecessary risk to human health and safety or to the environment. So far, Norway, Congo, France, Belgium, Panama and Turkey have ratified this important Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships.

The Technical University of Denmark announced that, in cooperation with MAN Diesel & Turbo, a young DTU researcher develops new software, which makes it possible to limit emissions of NOx particles and black smoke. The invention will be implemented in new marine engines from the end of 2017.

On April 28th, the Danish Maritime Authority and the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) signed a common agreement on safety standards for the carriage of passengers in the Flensborg Fjord.

The maritime task force of the Danish Government presented its policy recommendations to the Danish Minister of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs. The task force presented a series of concrete proposals, that touch upon all areas of the competitive framework for the maritime industry in Denmark.

DMA announced that is striving to make the IMO develop international standards, in order to harmonise safety on board offshore vessels carrying wind turbine technicians, as the normal operations of this vessel type have resulted in a risk scenario considerably different from that of both ordinary cargo ships and passenger ships.

The European Commission has approved Danish support for the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm to be constructed in Danish territorial waters. This will help Denmark to reduce CO2 emissions, in line with EU energy and climate goals, without unduly distorting competition.

​DONG Energy announced that decided to retire “Vindeby”, the world’s first offshore wind farm, which was constructed 25 years ago, close to shore in the low waters off Vindeby, near Lolland, in the south east of Denmark.

​DONG Energy announced that decided to retire “Vindeby”, the world’s first offshore wind farm, which was constructed 25 years ago, close to shore in the low waters off Vindeby, near Lolland, in the south east of Denmark.

Nordic Tankers Trading, Danish tanker company, announced their intention to create a new company in partnership with V.Group, international marine services business, to secure growth in ship management operations.

Cruise Baltic announced that its destination partner, Port of Aalborg, has a large investment on its way, which will be to the benefit of both the environment and the cruise lines. According to it, cruise vessels, when calling at the Port of Aalborg, can discharge black and grey water in an environmentally-friendly manner.