MSC to Construct New Container Terminal at Aarhus

Global shipping giant MSC has signed an agreement with the Port of Aarhus for the lease of land that will be used to construct a new container terminal. 

The new container terminal will be located at what the Port of Aarhus has dubbed the ‘Omniterminal’, a 170,000 square metre area at the port. The terminal will be operated by MSC’s container terminal operator Terminal Investment Limited (TiL). 

Commenting on the proposed new terminal, Thomas Haber Borch, the CEO of the Port of Aarhus, said:

“We are pleased that MSC Group and TiL see Port of Aarhus as an attractive port and are now choosing to invest in establishing a container terminal. This provides businesses with more opportunities to trade with the world, strengthens our competitiveness, and reinforces our role in ensuring Danish supply to the benefit of businesses and Denmark”.

MSC, which calls at 520 ports worldwide, already has its Danish headquarters located close to the Port of Aarhus. The company has, since December 2020, had a Danish CEO, Søren Toft. 

Commenting on the new terminal, Toft said: 

“Port of Aarhus offers a good location for the future network plans we have made. We will be introducing a direct mainliner between Asia and Aarhus next year and in combination with our own terminal we can provide our customers with a practical logistics solution. 

In the longer term, we are looking at other routes that could have a positive impact on Danish business, and we will consider further investment when new areas are developed at the port of Aarhus”. 

The new terminal is expected to be fully developed by 2027, at which time MSC Group and TiL will begin operations from the location.

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