t’s big news – very big news! For the past ten years, the Port of Thyboron has been working to increase the depth of the channel Thyborøn Kanal as well as the harbour approach. After responsibility for dredging the channel was handed to the Port of Thyboron in 2019, we submitted an application to the Danish Coastal Authority for an environmental permit to deepen the entrance to the Port of Thyboron. In these COVID-19 times, it has taken longer for the application to be processed and to receive a definitive answer. But the permit has now been granted, and it’s simply great news!
The Port of Thyboron is growing, and so are our customers’ vessels. They are becoming larger and larger, and this is having a bearing on all aspects of the port’s business activities. Increasingly large cargo ships are entering the Port of Thyboron. The industrial fishing vessels, which land fish at the fishmeal factory, are also growing in size with every newbuild. Moreover, offshore vessels are also becoming larger in step with the growth in size of wind turbines. Consequently, there is a clear need for more water depth at the entrance to the Port of Thyboron and in Thyboron Kanal which links Limfjorden with the North Sea. The eight metres guaranteed by the Danish state will soon not be deep enough. Ten years is a long time to wait to be able to keep pace with developments and increase capacity at the harbour entrance in response to the growing need for more water depth. Therefore, as a port, we decided to work towards being able to make the investment ourselves.
