AARHUS: In four days this week alone, five cruise ships with over 16,000 guests will dock in Aarhus, and it is expected for the whole of 2025 that approximately 80 percent of the ships calling at the port's cruise quay near the city will use the shore power system. This is a record number compared to 2024, when the figure was 60 percent, according to the Port of Aarhus.
- We are experiencing a great willingness among shipping companies to use shore power when possible. It is really positive, because when the ships can turn off the diesel generators and instead supply themselves with electricity, it gives both the guests and the people of Aarhus a better experience, says CEO of the Port of Aarhus Thomas Haber Borch.
Last year, the Port of Aarhus introduced a green tax, which makes it more expensive for cruise ships to opt out of shore power. This means an additional charge of up to 80,000 kroner for cruise ships that call at the cruise pier and do not connect to shore power.
The five cruise calls in week 29 also mark the midpoint of the cruise season measured in terms of number of ships. So far this year's season, approximately 86,000 guests have visited Aarhus, divided into 110 nationalities, of which 70 percent have been from Germany.
- It will be a very special week, and it is a result of the fact that shipping companies are increasingly prioritizing Aarhus as an attractive tourist destination, and that we provide a really good service as a port and destination in collaboration with VisitAarhus. Cruise guests create value for the city's cultural institutions, shops and attractions, says Thomas Haber Borch.
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