General information

The port of Frederikshavn, being a commercial port, functions as a service centre for trade and industry in Frederikshavn and Northern Jutland.

The port of Frederikshavn is the starting point for ferry traffic to Sweden (Gothenburg) and Norway (Oslo) – and to the Danish islands of Laesoe and Hirsholmene.

The port has a total of 6 km of quays, 5 ferry berths, 1 railway ferry berth and 3 Ro-Ro berths at its disposal.

The water depth in the harbour is between 7 and 8 metres.

The port covers a total area of 1,710,000 m2, of which the water area is 540,000 m2.

The port of Frederikshavn has a modern and efficient infrastructure, and logistically the users of the port and their customers profit from the easy access to the European motorway and railway networks.

A busy port with about 5,000 annual ship calls, thereof 4,000 ferry calls with 2 mio passengers, 370,000 passenger cars, 170,000 truck units, 2,500 busses, and a total freight quantity amounting to 2.4 mio tons. The port of Frederikshavn is among the 10 largest ports in Denmark and one of the country's busiest ferry ports..

The port benefits from a positive development, supported by continuous investment in infrastructure and facilities