by Lloyd's List

26 September (Lloyd's List) - MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company will build a container terminal at Aarhus after leasing land from the Danish port.

A new “omniterminal” has been planned for many years, the port said, but will finally be completed in 2027 on a 170,000 sq m piece of land.

MSC chief executive Soren Toft said the “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.”

MSC will call at the existing terminal at Aarhus, operated by Maersk’s terminal-operating arm APM Terminals, as part of its Asia-north Europe service rotation from February next year as part of its weekly Swan loop.

Following its split with MSC, Maersk in its new alliance partnership, Gemini, with Hapag-Lloyd will no longer call the Danish port on a direct mainline service.