The Port of Kalundborg has entered into a lease agreement with Norlys, which will establish a charging station for heavy goods vehicles in an area at Kalundborg Ny Vesthavn. The agreement means that electric trucks will soon have the opportunity to charge their vehicles while drivers can observe rest periods. The charging station is a crucial step in the port's strategy towards the world's first CO2-neutral container terminal, and the agreement between the parties cements the common goal of a greener future.
Important milestone makes the value chain greener
Plans for a charging station for heavy goods vehicles have been on the drawing board for a long time. A few years ago, the Port of Kalundborg decided as part of their strategy to install truck charging stations in the area around the container terminal, a project that Norlys saw itself in from the beginning.
However, that plan had to be postponed because the designated area was home to a special lizard. Now Norlys and the Port of Kalundborg have agreed on another area within the port area where the lizard's habitat is not destroyed, and the charging stations will soon see the light of day.
"The charging station is an important project for the port that will make our value chain greener and reduce the environmental impact of the container terminal. It is a major milestone that it is now becoming a reality. At the same time, it is a future-proofing. We are giving hauliers an incentive to switch to electric trucks and thereby reduce their own environmental impact, just as we can attract green heavy truck traffic now and in the future," says Bent Rasmussen, Director of the Port of Kalundborg.
Charging station with room for ambitions
Norlys has signed a lease agreement for an area of 3,910 m2 in the area north of the Food and Veterinary Inspection on Asnæs Havnevej. It has also been agreed between the parties that the rental area can be expanded if more space is needed, for example to set up more charging stations.
"The Port of Kalundborg's ambition to become the world's first CO2-neutral container port matches Norlys' ambitions to help push the electrification of heavy transport very well. That is why I am extremely pleased that we can now take this important step together and support electrification in Kalundborg and West Zealand," says Ellen Trolle, director of Norlys' charging station business.
In addition, Norlys will be responsible for establishing a rest area for truck drivers and other heavy vehicle drivers on the site, so that drivers can charge their vehicles while observing their driving rest periods.
Norlys will gain access to the area on May 1st.
