The Danish seaport saw 128 thousand ro-ro cargo units passing its quays, up 1.6% on the result from 2023.

Passenger business also advanced: over 2.26 million ferry travellers were served (+3.7% year-over-year), plus the ferries calling Hirtshals transported 742 thousand private vehicles (+2.9% yoy).

"Traffic at the port is a vital factor for our existence. Therefore, we are proud to look back on a year of increased traffic, as it indicates growth among our customers at the port," commented Per Holm Nørgaard, the Port of Hirtshals' CEO.

The seaport's Head of Transport & Logistics, Michael Langballe, added, "At the Port of Hirtshals, we are pleased to see the market growing again after a couple of years of decline in cargo volumes."

He furthered, "The Port of Hirtshals is located in a key transport corridor, offering significant opportunities to develop greener transport solutions. We naturally hope that the positive trend of increased traffic will continue and further strengthen the port's position as a crucial transport hub in the Nordic region."