AARHUS: Corona also took over the world in 2021, and it has also affected port operations, where international supply chains experienced major challenges as a result of the pandemic.
Nevertheless, the Port of Aarhus has managed to achieve progress in both turnover and earnings. The port thus realized a turnover of 288 million. DKK, corresponding to an increase of ten percent. compared to the previous year. Out of that turnover, operations generated a profit (EBIT) of 75 million. DKK, which is approximately six percent. more than in 2020.
- In Aarhus, we felt the swells from the oceans, but with timely care we applied for and subsequently received permission to stack containers in more layers than before. It was not optimal, but it meant that we avoided the major challenges that many other ports experienced,” says CEO Thomas Haber Borch, who describes the year’s result as satisfactory due to the solid earnings from port operations.
Behind the year’s result for 2021, there is increasing turnover in all business areas for the first time in many years. The container area increased significantly by as much as 15 percent, while the increases were less significant in areas such as solid and liquid bulk, passengers and ro-ro (Roll-on/roll-off). In addition, the Port of Aarhus experienced continued significant demand for land throughout 2021.
- In many ways, 2021 was a really good year for us. In terms of business, we achieved a good result, even though we were - and still are - pressured due to a lack of land. In addition, we received significant recognition of the importance of the Port of Aarhus as the port of all of Denmark, when the government and parliament decided to grant 2.1 billion DKK for the Marseil Tunnel. This is really positive for the future of the Port of Aarhus, says Thomas Haber Borch.
The Port of Aarhus expects a profit on port operations (EBIT) in the range of 59-69 million DKK in 2022.
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