The Port of Copenhagen is a major port for transport of cargo and for ferries to neighbouring countries. The port is also known as a major destination for cruise ships.
Merger between the ports of Copenhagen and Malmö
To strengthen the port’s position as the gateway to the Baltic Sea, the Port of Copenhagen has merged with the port of Malmö in Sweden to become the Copenhagen Malmö Port -CMP - (www.cmport.com). This ensures an even larger capacity and further integration of the region’s infrastructural capacity. The new port is one of the largest in Northern Europe and the centre of freight moving from the Baltic countries and the Continent. Among the port's focus areas is car distribution.
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Cargo
On a yearly basis, the port handles nearly 15 million tons of cargo (2005)
Some of the port's facilities are:
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Several weekly departures to the Baltic area and the rest of Europe
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Short turnaround times and some of the lowest storage times in Europe
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Handling of ships immediately upon arrival 24 hours a day
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Free ports and bonded warehouses - commodities can be stored as long
as necessary without paying VAT until shipped to the final destination
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Facilities for some of the largest container ships in the world Ferry routes
A new ferry terminal has been opened in 2004. It offers daily connections to Norway, Poland and Germany. Each year approximately one million passengers use Copenhagen Malmö Port to board ferries.
Cruises
With 284 cruise ships and nearly 385.000 cruise ship passengers in 2005 the Copenhagen Malmö Port is by far the biggest cruise destination in Scandinavia and one of the leading destinations in Europe and the world. In December 2005 Copenhagen Malmö Port was voted World’s Leading Cruise Port and Copenhagen was voted “Europe’s Leading Cruise Destination” by World Travel Awards. Additionally, the cruise ship business is expected to see further growth in coming years.
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