Containerized goods
Efficient handling, shorter steaming time, and new growth opportunities
In Kalundborg you will have a container port with prospects for growth – both for you and for the green transition.
With up to 15 metres of water depth, 500 metres of quay and 330,000 square metres of terminal area, our container terminal is geared to receive large ships and move the goods quickly.
At the same time, it enables our terminal to handle complex operations and scale with growth. From here, there is quick and easy access to the Zealandic road network – without city traffic, no bottlenecks, and with low CO2 emissions on the last part of the route.
The terminal is operated by APM Terminals, one of the world's largest operators, and acts as a link for Maersk containers to and from Zealand with direct connections to Hamburg, Bremerhaven, and Aarhus via Unifeeder. This makes Kalundborg an efficient and competitive gateway to and from the whole world.
But we are more than just good capacity and modern equipment. We offer:
Time savings and lower emissions: Kalundborg is located 214 nautical miles closer to the T-route than Copenhagen – this saves up to 12 hours of sailing and large amounts of fuel and CO2.
Minimal queues and congestion: In Kalundborg, you won't encounter crowded roads and terminals – we have the space and flow for quick turnaround.
Direct access to the distribution network: With a 75-minute drive to Copenhagen and a central location on Zealand, we are ideal for both import and export to Denmark.
- Efficient handling: With the highest CMPH (container lifts per hour) among all APM Terminals' global locations using mobile cranes and a terminal time of approximately 10 minutes, your cargo gets quickly from ship to road or from cargo owner to sea.
Tell us about your wishes, and we will tailor a solution for you.
Would you like to know more about the possibilities for containerised goods via Kalundborg? Let us know about your wishes or challenges. We are always ready to find a solution that makes sense – both today and tomorrow.
Why Kalundborg?
Save time & money
By choosing Kalundborg Container Terminal, you save both nautical miles, steaming time, and fuel.
Vessels with a draft of more than 7.7 metres cannot pass through Drogden south of Copenhagen, and you have to go north of Zealand to enter the Baltic Sea.
This means that you will have to travel 214 nautical miles round trip, sail for up to 12 extra hours and emit unnecessary emissions along the way.
You can avoid all that by choosing Kalundborg Container Terminal.
That's why you should choose Kalundborg.
Significantly lower carbon footprint
By choosing Kalundborg Container Terminal, you will have a significantly lower CO2 footprint per TEU when having containerised goods to Zealand.
The terminal time in Kalundborg is about 10 minutes, and from here you drive directly onto the Danish roads – without heavy rush hour traffic, which easily eats an hour of your schedule.
This means less idle time, less waiting time, and a significantly lower CO2 footprint per TEU.
That's why you should choose Kalundborg.
Logistics with more than just goods
The Port of Kalundborg is more than a quay and cranes. We are part of an active business network where value creation happens in collaboration.
In proximity to the container terminal in the Kalundborg Outer Port, we offer important complementary services for container operations.
Here you will find new, modern border control facilities for customs and food and veterinary control, where there is storage space for animal and non-animal products, whether they need to be stored at room temperature, refrigerated or frozen.
The Outer Port also houses the Kalundborg Logistics Centre, which is operated by Schultz Shipping Group A/S. The logistics centre offers a wide range of services to customers at the container terminal, including packing and emptying of containers, storage facilities, project cargo handling, and much more.
Read more about the different facilities here:
Zealand's container port of the future
It is not only the logistics that makes the Port of Kalundborg attractive.
In collaboration with APM Terminals, we have launched the Green Zealand Gateway project, which will develop one of the world's first CO2-neutral container terminals.
We are already well underway:
- Our large cranes now run on electricity, and the equipment will also be electrified.
- We cooperate with Norlys to establish a charging station for trucks going into og from the country roads.
- The border control near the container terminal is powered by electricity produced from the port's own solar cells.
The project was honored with the Danish Ports Sustainability Award in 2024 – and we see it as the beginning of something even bigger.
Ready for CO2 – the new product type
CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage) is becoming an important part of the green transition – and a new business opportunity for the shipping industry.
The Port of Kalundborg is on its way to becoming a central shipping point for CO2 with daily deliveries from industry to the port.
We are already working closely with relevant stakeholders in the development of CO2 infrastructure and see great potential in liquid CO2 and containers that can support this new climate product.
We are developing a business on CO2. Do you want to join?
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