Author: Anja Fabricius Madsen
Port of Grenaa delivers strong growth in new strategic year
Port of Grenaa has come out of 2021 with growth at such a high level that the port achieves one of its best results ever. The port expects 2022 to be a year of consolidation with continued focus on business development and ISO certification of the port.
Port of Grenaa reports a turnover of 68.2 million DKK, which is an increase of about 12 percent from 2020. On the bottom line, this year's result reads at DKK 10 million, which is also an increase from last year.
"The year 2021 was actually supposed to be a year of consolidation, where we really started working on the new 2025 strategy Port of partnerships for a green world. Therefore, it was not in the cards that the Port of Grenaa would achieve a turnover record that tops the three previous record years. We can be very proud of this," says a satisfied Bent Hansen, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Port of Grenaa.
The CEO of the Port of Grenaa, Henrik Carstensen, also shares the enthusiasm of the Chairman and the Board:
"The growth is partly due to the fact that at Port of Grenaa we are good at landing ad-hoc projects. And the entire organisation is ready to act quickly and flexibly on new tasks and bring them to fruition. One of this year's exciting projects was the pre-assembly of the world's largest floating offshore wind turbine TetraSpar. For Port of Grenaa it is great to be able to contribute to the development of groundbreaking projects such as floating offshore wind".
CEO, Henrik Carstensen
Greening the port
In relation to the Port of Grenaa's new strategy, the port has made several steps towards a green transformation of the port:
"In 2021, we signed a supplier agreement with the energy group NRGI. This means that we have converted the port's power consumption to 100% Danish-produced, climate-friendly power. We have set up ten electricity charging stations on the port's premises, for use by businesses, tourists and private motorists. In April, we took delivery of our new Liebherr crane, which has been converted to run on electricity. In addition, we are continuing our process of establishing an even better energy infrastructure at the port, where the largest ships and rigs can be connected to shore power. This will give our customers flexible access to the port's major shore power upgrade from 2 to 20 megawatts, which the port also invested in, in 2021," says Henrik Carstensen.
Expectations for 2022
"We expect 2022 to be a year of consolidation. At the moment, a lot of effort is being made to make Port of Grenaa attractive for future large projects, such as future wind farms in Kattegat and Fehmarn", says chairman Bent Hansen and continues:
"By the end of 2022, we expect, among other things, to achieve ISO certification of the port in the areas of quality, environmental and occupational health and safety management."
New Board of Directors
Port of Grenaa welcomes the three new board members nominated by the municipal council of Norddjurs Municipality: Anette Ruby Liebe, Benny Hammer and Jens Meilvang.
At the inaugural meeting of the Board, which was held following today's General Assembly, Bent Hansen was appointed to continue as Chair and Laura Hay Uggla will be the new Vice Chair.
In addition to the aforementioned, the Board consists of Anne Bjerrekær, Lene Skovsgaard Sørensen, Jess Abildskou and Lars Møller.
CEO Henrik Carstensen and CFO Kirsten Hvid Schmidt are also pictured.
Russian ships banned
At Port of Grenaa , the following rules apply to the banning of Russian ships:
The sanctions override the port's reception obligation and will enter into force on 16 April 2022.
This is a sample of the information from the Danish Transport Agency. At the link below you will find a more detailed description of the ban, how vessels are refused entry, which vessels are covered and exceptions.
"After 16 April 2022, EU ports will be prohibited from receiving vessels registered under the Russian flag."
In the context of the European Union's 5th sanctions package against Russia, a ban on Russian-flagged vessels entering Danish ports was adopted on 8 April 2022. The sanctions are set out in Regulation No 2022/576 of 8 April 2022 , which is directly applicable in Denmark and which overrides the obligation of ports to receive the vessels in question.
Port of Grenaa buys 8.000 m2 warehouse
Port of Grenaa buys and takes over a large warehouse and commercial building from Rygaard Transport & Logistic A/S on May 1, 2022.
The investment in the 8,000 m2 warehouse facility is a natural extension of recent years' growth at the port, says Henrik Carstensen, CEO, Port of Grenaa:
"At Port of Grenaa we are seeing a lot of interest in our facilities and skills. We constantly strive to meet this demand. The investment in the warehouse and commercial building is therefore part of our overall focus on strengthening our concept of attractive warehouse facilities and space."
New long-term lease agreement signed
"We are taking over the building with some storage agreements, which of course, will continue to apply. In addition, our good partner Rygaard Transport and Logistic will still have their administration in the building. In addition, we have signed an exciting, long-term warehousing agreement with another customer, which is why we are in the process of making parts of the building and the premises ready for this customer to move in on 1 May 2022," notes Henrik Carstensen.
In addition to the warehouse, Port of Grenaa is also upgrading a port area of 8,500 m2, which is being prepared with new surfacing for the storage of goods and project cargo.
In the photo, Henrik Carstensen is standing in front of the large warehouse and commercial building that helps reinforce Port of Grenaa 's concept of attractive warehousing and space.
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Advantages of cooperation
Port of Grenaa is reaching out in the debate about a possible expansion of the Port of Aarhus. In a consultation response, Grenaa has pointed out that at the tip of Djursland there are good opportunities to collaborate to utilize land, machinery and skilled crane operators to help handle bulk goods such as grain, feed, fertilizer, wood chips, shards, etc.
The port of Grenaa is a traditional industrial and commercial port with a local plan that ensures that there will be no year-round housing on the port. For the port, this means that products can be handled without undue inconvenience to the local population. It is an industrial and metalworking area, which can also be noisy, but always with respect for the surroundings and the environment.