The Container Port

Aarhus Container Harbour

1300 metres of container quays 14 metres of water depth Approx. 750,000 square metres of terminal area Ro/Ro facilities Railway tracks to the terminal 3 Post-Panamax cranes 4 Super-Post-Panamax cranes 1 Panamax crane Efficient handling equipment for stevedoring: straddle carriers, reach stackers and trucks Sophisticated computer reporting system and logistics systems Freezer/cooler facilities Office and warehouse facilities Repair and service companies Terminal operators: APM Terminals Cargo Service Container Terminal

The Container Port in port of Aarhus is Denmark's largest and busiest operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Each year, 1,500 ships call at Aarhus thus efficiently linking Aarhus with the rest of the world.

With approximately 900,000 containers handled each year Aarhus is an important hub in constant and continued growth. Regular services have been established to large ports in the Nordic countries, north-, south- and eastern Europe and to ports in the UK, the eastern Mediterranean and Asia. The rest of the world is reached by numerous weekly feeder connections between Aarhus and the container ports on the Continent. There are good roads leading to the nearby motorway network, and numerous hauliers ensure efficient and flexible transport. Added to this is rail transport with daily connections to national and overseas destinations.

There are two terminal operators in the container port: APM Terminals and Cargo Service Container Terminal - they have their own gatefunction with efficiently control the reception, delivery and storage of containers by means of modern computer management systems. The stevedores in the terminals use the most efficient handling equipment available on the market.

The terminals are complemented by modern facilities for cooling and refrigerating containers. The majority of these containers are monitored by modern reefer monitoring systems, designed to ensure that the correct temperature is maintained in the containers connected to the system.

EU border control

A substantial part of Denmark's trade in frozen foods to and from third countries takes place via the port of Aarhus. Veterinary control of food is undertaken Fødevarestyrelsen, Region Nord. Kontrolafdeling Århus from the address Østhavnsvej 31, 8000 Århus C.  

Container cranes
Crane no.	Lifting capacity (tonness)	Seaside reach  (meters)	Reach over crane tracks (meters)	Place (quay number)
2	40	30.3	32.2	Quay 79
47	64/100	62	41	Quay 428
48	64/100	62	41	Quay 424
49	64/100	62	41	Quay 420
50	64/100	62	4	Quay 416
51	48/90	46.0	54.0	Quay 412
52	48/90	46.0	54.0	Quay 410
53	48/90	46.0	54.0	Quay 406
54	44	35.0	29.8	Quay 404