RoPax13

12 / MARKET REPORT
Port of Hirtshals
next five years, the debt will be halved. This
is shown by a new assessment from Port of
Hirtshals, which has entered into agreements
on the storage and shipment of CO 2
and attracted new companies, increasing
activity levels at the port.
The solid economic foundation at Port of
Hirtshals provides the port with the
opportunity to expand activities in the
coming years. The port has already entered
into an agreement with major cor porations
such as Ineos, Wintershall Dea, Aalborg
Portland, and other partners in Greenport
Scandinavia for the storage and shipment
of CO 2
to empty gas and oil fields in the
North Sea. The project will be the largest
CO 2
hub in Northern Europe and recently
received DKK 109 million in support from
the Just Transition Fund.
The port has also managed to attract
companies – including Norwegian Hydrogen
and Biomega – which are now part of
the positive business development at the
port, and in the coming years, even more
companies will settle at the port to be part
of the collaboration on the production and
consumption of green fuels, which Port of
Hirtshals has established in cooperation
with various companies and crossindustries.
Furthermore, Port of Hirtshals has started
a test train together with DB Cargo
Scandinavia and Nordjyske Jernbaner to
connect Hirtshasl with Dusiburg and other
destinations intermodal in the future.
There is a potential to shift 200.000 units
annually to railway.
The 8.000 lm vessel „Celine“ and (center picture) sister vessel „Delphine“ with Rotor Sail
CLdN
CLdN
CLDN INVEST IN PORTS
AND GREEN TONNAGE
CLdN is a vertically integrated supplier of
nautical links and provides robust and
reliable end-to-end transport solutions.
The CLdN Ro‐Ro network covers shortsea
connections between the European
continent, the United Kingdom, Ireland,
Iberia, and Scandinavia.
After the shipping company has put its 6
RoRo ships of the type H5 into operation
in recent years. In 2022, two more RoRO
vessels with a capacity of 8,000 loading
meters and a hybrid drive based on LNG
were ordered from in Hyundai Mipo
Dockyard South Korea.
The new ships, built in South Korea, will
be equipped with two LNG dual fuel
main engines (ME-GI type) of 11MW each
as well as two electric propulsion motors of
6MW each. In full electric mode the ship
can achieve a cruising speed of 16-17kn.
Both vessels will also be future proofed, to
allow expansion or integration of technological
advancements as time moves on.
Compared with CLdN’s largest vessels
currently in operation, the new ships will
further reduce GHG emissions by 40% and
will be NOx TIER III compliant.
RoPax 13 / 05.2024