Shipyard owner Finn Jørgensen came to Hanstholm in 1978, and since then he has built up a shipyard and a rental business. He actually came to Hanstholm Port with his education as a ship carpenter from Nykøbing Mors and not much else.
- I came with nothing - we all did, says 75-year-old Finn Jørgensen and adds the reason why he landed in Hanstholm:
- It must have been something about the employment service sending me here.
Since then, the enterprising businessman has not had the slightest problem finding work. And although Finn Jørgensen does not directly state it, it is clear that he is happy with his city and the port. The ability, will and courage to try something new are fully intact with him – and the ambitions for development also apply to Hanstholm Port and the city.
This has now led Finn Jørgensen to draw up a development plan for Hanstholm Port together with a group of locals. He paid the 205,000 kr. plus VAT for the report by the consulting engineering and consulting firm Rambøll called "Coastal life and Hanstholm Port - Together on future opportunities in Hanstholm", out of his own pocket.
Specifically, it was a process surrounding an illegally built surf bar by entrepreneur Rasmus Fejerskov and then technical director Mogens Kruse Andersen in Thisted Municipality that prompted Finn Jørgensen to act. He wants to open up space for not only port-related businesses, but also experience economy businesses such as surf bars, breweries and restaurants, to be accommodated in the port. This should happen side by side with fishing, offshore wind services and ambitions within CCS and container traffic.
- It is my opinion that an iron curtain has descended between the city and the port in recent years, and it needs to be lifted, explains Finn Jørgensen, who believes that there should be room for new initiatives such as the closed surf bar. The process has been decisive in why he ordered the report.
- I was really furious about it. That is why I started the group and am paying for the Rambøll report myself, he says of the development plan, which will be published soon.
Business development
Finn Jørgensen and the group behind him have also contacted other local associations to gain support for the development within the experience economy at the port. There is a special reason why Finn Jørgensen wants there to be room for new businesses like the closed surf bar.
- This type of business costs zero kroner to start, and with it comes a type of people who get things started, explains the businessman and elaborates:
- Some people who we would like to have here have been shut out. The proposals in the report should also help to open up the iron curtain between the port and the city.
Behind it all is also a criticism of business development from the owner of the port, namely Thisted Municipality.
- They have not taken care to show due diligence with business development of the port. Therefore, I expect that the report will put pressure on politicians so that something will happen.
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