LOLLAND: The Port of Nakskov has been granted permission to expand the shipping channel in Nakskov Fjord on Lolland, so that larger ships can use the route to the port in the future. This is reported by Folketidende.dk.
Jørgen Buhl, port manager for the Port of Nakskov, says that one cannot "exaggerate how important this is".
- It is a completely fundamental prerequisite for our future port operations with the operations we have in Nakskov. You simply cannot overstate how important this is, he says.
Nakskov, which is located in the western part of Lolland, is home to, among other things, a Vestas factory that produces the blades for the company's offshore wind turbines.
It is necessary to expand the shipping channel if the port of Nakskov is to be able to receive ships that are large enough to transport the largest of the wind turbine parts produced at the factory.
Permission for dredging
According to Folketidende.dk, the port has been fighting to get permission to expand the shipping channel for six years.
Jørgen Buhl does not immediately state when the work is expected to be completed, but says that they hope to be able to get a large part of the work done this winter.
The permission for the expansion was obtained by the port having received permission from the Danish Environmental Protection Agency to dredge the seabed. This means that excess material such as sand, gravel or mud is moved from the seabed to a new location in the sea.
Environment Minister Magnus Heunicke (S) says in a written comment to Ritzau that it is "good news for Lolland and the Port of Nakskov," that the permit has now been granted.
"The project is good for the climate and the green transition, and it is important for the Danish wind turbine industry, which is completely dependent on the Danish ports when it comes to shipping wind turbines abroad," writes Heunicke.
According to TV 2 Øst, Vestas announced earlier this year that it would scale up production at the factory in Nakskov and expand by around 100 employees. At that time, the factory had around 460 employees.
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