Tag: Denmark

The Danish Minister of Defence, Trine Bramsen announced that Denmark will join the fight against pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, beginning this November, with the deployment of a frigate.

A consortium including 17 partners from Denmark and other European countries has received more than DKK 30 million (=EUR 4,034,478) from Innovation Fund Denmark for their project 'Low Carbon fuels for aviation and marine markets', aiming to commercialize the production of sustainable fuels for aircraft and ships.

Denmark has joined a growing list of major shipping nations supporting a ‘moon-shot’ programme, aiming to drive the complete decarbonization of maritime transport.

Amid an ongoing interest of the offshore wind sector to raise benchmark for performance and continued cost reduction, Danish manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems announced introduction of a 15 MW wind turbine. 

Denmark reached a landmark agreement for the construction of an energy hub in the North Sea, reporting the installment of wind turbines with a combined capacity of 3 GW are expected to be installed in the first phase of the project.

Following the COVID-19 pandemic situation along with the quarantine requirements within every region, the Danish Engineers’ Association, Danish Shipping and Metal Maritime urge government to exempt seafarers from quarantine.

Danish power company Ørsted has taken final investment decision on the Danish demonstration project H2RES, in Copenhagen, which will use offshore wind energy to produce renewable hydrogen.

Denmark announced that it will stop offering new licenses in the North Sea and stop production altogether in 2050 as it takes an historic step toward a fossil-fuel free future.

In the 7th edition of the European List of ship recycling facilities, the European Commission has four new yards to the List. These include notably two European yards, one in Denmark and Norway, and two more yards in Turkey.

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark issued new COVID-19 related measures for businesses including freight, imposed by the British government.