SUCCESSFUL SAILING IN WEEK 26
Great interest in the harbor’s sailings
Kolding Harbor offered free sailings with the sailing ship Den Store Bjørn in week 26 – almost 500 people experienced the harbor and the fjord during the many sailings with two departures daily. Despite the occasional heavy showers, there was only positive feedback from the sailing trips. On board, we naturally wanted to tell you about the port, the port’s companies and the major “plans, projects and processes” that the port is involved in. We had information on board about the port in general, the companies, our shore power on the south side of the port (for now), the visions for the development of the port areas and about Marina City. We experienced a lot of attention to the port and the ship – there were many conversations going on during the sailings.
The great interest in the sailing trips, the ship The Great Bear and the port’s activities and future was also reflected in a large increase in activity on our Facebook page, with over 55,000 people reached on social media and over 60 new newsletter subscriptions, in addition to many emails and phone calls. You can read more about the sailing and see pictures on Kolding Harbour’s Facebook page.
From the Port of Kolding, a heartfelt “THANK YOU” to everyone who showed such great interest in the port’s initiative with the sailing trips – it was almost overwhelming.
Lowered expectations for the overall result for 2023
In the last newsletter, we reported a start to 2023 with moderate activity – and although in June we again exceeded the magic 100,000 tons of goods for a month, with the associated financial results, there is no expectation that we can reach the usual level for a total annual result. The forecast now predicts a relatively modest plus on the bottom line for the whole of 2023.
Portraits of board members
We are portraying the board members at Port of Kolding in an ongoing series – you can read more about Villy Søvndal and Jesper H. Eriksen on our Linkedin page: www.linkedin.com/company/koldinghavn
The purpose of the portraits is to focus on the “people behind the board role” and the visions that the board has for Kolding’s active commercial port.
The latest portrait starts like this: “With roots in West Jutland, more specifically Struer, Villy Søvndal came to Kolding at the age of 24…” You can read the full portrait on Linkedin.
The process “Development of Kolding’s harbor areas”
The vision of “More city and greener business port” will probably be divided into eight “vision tracks” to make it easier to work with the individual parts. There is a vision for “Urban Space” (1) e.g. by the inner harbor, “Urban Development” (2) and “City Streets” (3), where city and harbor are more closely intertwined, e.g. with better access to the educational environment. In addition, there is “Climate Protection” (4), where the city and harbor must be protected against rising water levels, as well as “The River” (5), where an attractive environment can be created with access to e.g. a marina and “Alaska” (6), which is perhaps the joker in the visions – what will happen to the 65,000 m2 area in the long term? “Infrastructure” (7) is about access to the city and port, and finally “Commercial Port” (8) – how should the port continue to develop if it is to be both sustainable and viable?
It’s worth noting that these visions and processes have a long time horizon, up to 50-80 years. It is expected that the City Council will approve a proposal from the process advisors in September, after further processing of the material and the input received, including from the port’s companies and the port board.
Ten calls with the Royal Yacht during the reign
Her Majesty The Queen once again called at Kolding Harbor with the beautiful Royal Yacht Dannebrog on Saturday d. July 15 – this was a private visit to Koldinghus to celebrate the fact that HM The Queen is now the longest reigning monarch ever in Denmark.
It was the tenth call of the Royal Yacht Dannebrog in Kolding Harbor since the queen inherited the throne on the d. January 14, 1972, after his father, Frederik IX. Already on d. On January 15, 1972, Margrethe II was proclaimed Queen of Denmark.
THE SHORT NEWS
Rock on the harbor Saturday d. August 26th
Speaking of the experiences at the harbor with The Great Bear, we are also participating in an event together with Godset, “ROCK AT THE HARBOR” on Saturday d. August 26th with open doors from 6pm – you’ll be warmly welcomed. See the Estate’s website for more information and tickets: www.godset.net
The Danish Transport Authority prepares a port atlas
With a delimitation of commercial ports to over 100,000 tons of cargo / 10,000 passengers / 1,000 tons of fish per day. This year, the Danish Transport Authority is mapping 120 commercial ports in Denmark, including freight and fishing ports as well as ferry berths. There are “function cases” in the port atlas for six different types of commercial ports in Denmark.
In addition to a data mapping – “the most important activities at Danish ports” – the purpose is also to map topics such as: security of supply, port capacity, energy supply, opportunities for locating companies with a need for maritime transport, etc.
According to the terms of reference, the port atlas should be seen as a tool and knowledge base for the state to safeguard national interests in the Danish commercial ports. The port atlas has been submitted for consultation with a deadline of 01.09.2023.
The port atlas shows that the Port of Kolding, measured in terms of solid bulk, is 10th largest port in Denmark, with general cargo 9th largest, with biomass no. 12 and with a railway at the port, we in Kolding are among the five largest. The Port of Kolding is also covered by the Mineral Resources Act, where we are well ahead of the field among the 30 ports mentioned.