Rail partnership between APM Terminals Aarhus and Port of Aalborg strengthens business in Northern Jutland

A new partnership between APM Terminals Aarhus and Port of Aalborg now connects Aalborg with the container terminal in Aarhus via a weekly rail service. This gives businesses in Northern Jutland more transport options and supports the ambition to shift more freight from road to rail.

Port of Aalborg and APM Terminals, which operates the container terminal in Aarhus as an independent division of A.P. Moller – Maersk, have entered into a strategic partnership on a new weekly rail service between Port of Aalborg and APM Terminals Aarhus.

The new rail service expands the logistics options available to businesses in Northern Jutland. Going forward, they can use both the direct feeder service to Hamburg and the direct rail connection to Denmark’s largest container port in Aarhus and the international transport networks linked to it.

“We are very pleased to see freight trains return to the port. Businesses in Northern Jutland compete in a global market, which makes access to efficient transport solutions essential. The new rail service gives businesses more options when moving goods into and out of the region, while strengthening the link between Northern Jutland and international supply chains,” says Michael Rosenkilde Lind, Sales Manager at Port of Aalborg.

More efficient use of infrastructure

The partnership supports the broader transition towards shifting more freight from road to rail. The new rail service makes it possible to move some container transport between Northern Jutland and the rest of the country from trucks to trains.

For APM Terminals, the partnership is about creating stronger connections between the container terminal in Aarhus and businesses across Denmark.

“There is significant potential in improving access between Northern Jutland and international container connections via Aarhus. With the opening of our Inland Hub Northern Jutland and the new rail connection to Aalborg, customers are brought closer to global supply chains through a solution that supports both efficient transport and the development of intermodal transport solutions,” says Helle Almind, Head of Commercial at APM Terminals Aarhus.

Initially, the train will arrive and depart once a week. During the coming period, the partners will also assess market demand and the potential for additional departures.

Jernbanesamarbejde mellem APM Terminals Aarhus og Port of Aalborg styrker det nordjyske erhvervsliv

Et nyt samarbejde mellem APM Terminals Aarhus og Port of Aalborg forbinder nu Aalborg med containerterminalen i Aarhus via en ugentlig togforbindelse. Det giver nordjyske virksomheder flere transportmuligheder og understøtter ambitionen om at flytte mere gods fra vej til jernbane.

Port of Aalborg og APM Terminals, der driver containerterminalen i Aarhus, og som er en uafhængig terminaloperatør under A.P. Møller Mærsk, har indgået et strategisk samarbejde om en ny ugentlig togforbindelse mellem Aalborg Havn og APM Terminals i Aarhus.

Den nye togforbindelse styrker logistikmulighederne for virksomheder i Nordjylland. Fremover kan de benytte både den direkte feederrute til Hamborg og den direkte togkobling til Danmarks største containerhavn i Aarhus og de internationale transportnetværk, som Aarhus er forbundet med.

”Vi er rigtig glade for at have godstogene tilbage på havnen. Nordjyske virksomheder konkurrerer på et globalt marked, og derfor er adgang til effektive transportløsninger afgørende. Med den nye togforbindelse får erhvervslivet flere valgmuligheder, når varer skal ind og ud af landsdelen, samtidig med at vi styrker koblingen mellem Nordjylland og de internationale forsyningskæder,” siger Michael Rosenkilde Lind, salgschef i Port of Aalborg.

Mere effektiv udnyttelse af infrastrukturen

Samarbejdet understøtter den bredere udvikling mod at flytte mere gods fra vej til jernbane. Den nye togforbindelse gør det muligt at flytte en del af containertransporterne mellem Nordjylland og resten af landet fra lastbil til tog.

For APM Terminals handler samarbejdet om at skabe stærkere forbindelser mellem containerterminalen i Aarhus og virksomheder i hele landet.

"Der er et betydeligt potentiale i at styrke adgangen mellem Nordjylland og de internationale containerforbindelser via Aarhus. Med åbningen af vores Inland Hub Nordjylland og den nye togforbindelse til Aalborg kommer kunderne tættere på de globale forsyningskæder gennem en løsning, der understøtter både effektiv transport og udviklingen af intermodale transportløsninger," siger Helle Almind, Head of Commercial i APM Terminals Aarhus.

I første omgang vil toget ankomme og afgå én gang om ugen. Samtidig vil parterne bruge den kommende periode til at undersøge markedets behov og potentialet for yderligere afgange.