Shipbuilders from CIMC Raffles Yantai have delivered Skipanes to the Faroese shipping company, which will place her on trade between Denmark, the Netherlands, the Faroe Islands, and Iceland.
The Japanese container shipping line will, as of early October 2026, change the port of call at the Danish island within the Scandinavia Express (SCX) rotation - from Copenhagen to Kalundborg.
The seaport, one of the busiest cruise destinations in Denmark, has contracted PowerCon to equip its Quay 9 with a 16-megawatt onshore power supply (OPS) station.
Baltic Shipping Company’s newbuild, a sister ship of the also recently delivered Baltic Timber, has entered traffic, offering 185,400 ft³ of carrying capacity.
As of September this year, the container ships Arnarfell and Helgafell will call at the Swedish seaport on a weekly basis, bringing fish and seafood while taking food products, construction materials, and vehicles to the Icelandic market.
The 147.7-by-25.4-metre double-ended, brand-new hybrid ferry, an investment of €84 million by Scandlines, departed from Rødby on her maiden voyage to Puttgarden on the morning of 10 March 2026.
The 14-day crossing to/from the Norwegian seaport in Tromsø operated by Egil Ulvan Rederi's Oddrun With has swapped its port of call in Denmark from Hantsholm to Hirtshals.
Danish Business Authority has committed DKK17.5 million (some €2.34m) through the Just Transition Fund for supporting the project tasked with making Hirtshals a focal point for CO₂ handling.
