Port of Aarhus' expansion on pause: - It's a sad day for Danish business

The expansion of the Port of Aarhus is paused. That's the message on Wednesday morning from the parties behind the deal that initially gave the go-ahead to the project.

It is a sad day for Danish business. The port expansion would be a big win for business in both Aarhus and the rest of the country. There is a need for space for the existing businesses at the port to develop and for new ones to come,

says Thomas Haber Borch, Director at the Port of Aarhus.

The parties stress that the project will not be taken up again unless a new city council decides to do so.

And that uncertainty creates problems in a business context.

The expansion would create jobs, prosperity and take decisive steps in the green transition. These are gains that we now risk losing to our neighbouring countries while our port expansion is paused,

says the port director.

What the longer term will bring for Denmark's largest commercial port is currently difficult to say.

But in the short term, major recovery work awaits, because there are many people whose everyday lives are being affected by the decision of the city council.

“We have an organization with a lot of skilled employees who have worked almost around the clock on all aspects of this project. We have our customers and the many companies who are interested in investing and developing on and around the port. Now it's about finding a way forward, and I will put myself in charge of that,” says Thomas Haber Borch.

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