Military equipment from the United States will once again occupy the Port of Esbjerg, which is in the running to become the site where Denmark's new warships worth billions of kroner will be built.
The South and South Jutland Police announced in a press release that a temporary military area will be established at the Port of Esbjerg from Sunday until July 16.
The area is being established as part of Denmark's contribution to so-called host nation support for partners in the NATO defense alliance. The American equipment will be sailed to Esbjerg before being transported on to activities on the eastern flank of the defense alliance, the Defense Ministry announced.
This time it will be one of the largest tasks that units from the Defense Ministry and the Home Guard have ever handled. In general, the US in particular has used the Port of Esbjerg as a hub when moving military equipment.
The area will be guarded by soldiers from the Home Guard, and according to the police, it is expected that there will be increased traffic to and from the port area at times.
The military area will be within the part of the port where there is already no public access. For part of the period until July 16, the area will also include part of the port basin, it says.
According to the Danish Defence, rapid transport of equipment is crucial for NATO countries to demonstrate their ability to reinforce themselves in Eastern Europe.
With the current security situation, the Danish Defence expects that the tasks will become larger and will have to be solved more frequently.
May come into play for warship production
Recently, there has been a completely different reason why the Port of Esbjerg - and in particular the port's chairman - has been in focus.
The chairman of the board is the Liberal Party's Søren Gade, who is also the chairman of the Folketing. He has been criticized for the fact that the two chairman roles may cast doubt on his competence.
This is particularly because the Port of Esbjerg may play a role in the political ambition that a large degree of the production of warships for the Danish navy can take place in Denmark.
In May, a majority in the Danish Parliament's Committee on the Rules of Procedure reaffirmed that Søren Gade can continue to be the Speaker of the Danish Parliament and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Port of Esbjerg.
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