Denmark's largest commercial port adjusts expectations after solid results in the first half of 2025

The first half of 2025 has been marked by great global unpredictability, which has affected world trade and made shifts in global supply chains. This has also been felt in Aarhus, Denmark's largest commercial port.

- I am delighted that, together with the companies, we managed to deliver a very satisfactory result in the first six months of the year, which have been characterised by global unpredictability. This has put great demands on us, APM Terminals, which operates the container terminal, and not least the many people who work everyday to secure the supply to Denmark, says Thomas Haber Borch, CEO of Port of Aarhus.

After the first six months of 2025, the Port of Aarhus has achieved a revenue of DKK 186 million with an EBIT of DKK 52 million. The total result is DKK 48 million. This causes the Port of Aarhus to revise up its expectations for the year's overall result by DKK 23 million.

- The economic growth must be seen in particular in the light of the container turnover, which in the first six months of the year has increased by more than 13 percent. Our already strong route network has been expanded with new routes and ships at the same time as the geopolitical situation sends more containers to Aarhus, and we increasingly see that Aarhus is an important hub for container cargo to the rest of Europe, explains Thomas Haber Borch.

During the first six months of the year, several new container routes to and from Aarhus have been introduced. This applies, among other things, to the two direct connections to and from Asia from MSC and Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd respectively. In addition, Maersk has introduced several new connections and the shipping company CMA CGM has introduced a new route connecting to and from the Baltic region.

Facts

Freight turnover	6M 2024	6M 2025	Change (%)
Container (tonnes)	2.492.224	2.933.641	+17,7
Dry bulk (tonnes)	1.487.806	1.389.540	-6,6
Liquid bulk (tonnes)	605.893	509.475	-15,9
Ro/Ro mv. (tonnes)	199.353	199.357	0
Total freight turnover (tonnes)	4.784.540	5.032.013	+5,2
Container (TEU - 20-foot container )	312.711	354.851	+13,5
Cruise ship passengers* (unit)	85.593	67.591	-21,0*
Passenger cars (unit)	611.701	626.570	+2,4
Ferry passengers (unit)	1.461.348	1.466.365	+0,3

*The cruise season started later in 2025, which is why a decline is shown compared to 6M 2024. Around 200,000 passengers are expected in 2025.

Economy (DKK million)	Expectation as of 1 January 2025	Revised forecast as of 1 July 2025	Change (DKK million)
Result	97	120	+23
Revenue	376	387	+11
EBIT	70	110	+40