Tag: Denmark

A mutant form of coronavirus found in Denmark has made its appearance previously in mink, scientists have revealed. This news raised alarm and prompted the suspension of most shipping traffic from Denmark.

Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP) recently joined application to the EU funding for CO2 capture project on Amager Bakke, which can contribute to making Copenhagen CO2 neutral by 2025.

Maersk Supply Service, part of Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk, and offshore wind company Ørsted have joined forces to test a proto-type buoy that will act as both a safe mooring point and a charging station for vessels, potentially displacing a significant amount of marine fuel with green electricity, to cut emissions. 

The new routeing systems, established this summer in Skagerrak and Kattegat in order to create more predictable traffic patterns and separate oncoming ship traffic better, work as intended, the Danish Maritime Authority informed. 

Over the next four months, a new drone is tested over the Great Belt to monitor emissions from ships sailing on the busy Route T, the Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) announced. EMSA provides the drone, which will operate in a specific area north of the Great Belt.

The electric ferry Ellen, serving the regional route between Søby and Fynshav in Denmark as part of an EU-funded project, has successfully marked one year of operations. Compared to a similar modern diesel-powered ferry, Ellen annually saves around 2,520 tons of CO2.

In light of the COVID-19 outbreak and the crew change crisis that has presented, Denmark will allow stranded seafarers to come ashore and return back home.

The Danish authorities have requested EMSA’s Remotely Piloted Aircraft System services to support the monitoring of ship emissions around the area of the Great Belt.

Every time one gigawatt of offshore wind is set up in Denmark, 14,600 full-time equivalent jobs are secured in Danish companies, a new study reveals. The report by Danish Shipping, Danish Energy and Wind Denmark studied what investments in offshore wind can create in terms of employment.

As of 1 July 2020 new shipping routes in Kattegat and Skagerrak will be implemented. At the same time, digital solutions will be used with the use of virtual buoys.