Facts about the port
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Number of employees
22
Start date
December 1st 1929
(the first day a fee was charged for the landing of fish).
Developer
Department of Hydraulics Engineering (The Danish State)Taken over by Hirtshals Municipality
January 1st 2001
Mode of operation
Independent public port
Turnover
App. DKK 76.1 million (2019)
Cargo volume
App. 1.8 million tonnes (2019)
Passengers
2.42 million travellers (2019)
Lorries/trailers
141,000 units (2019)
Cars
760,000 units (2019)
Value of added fish
App. DKK 1.46 billion (2019)
Dredging
On average 350,000 m³ of sand p.a. from the port entry
Outer breakwaters
The breakwaters are owned by the Danish Coastal Authority (The Danish State)
Water depth
Up to 10.5 meters (MSL) in the port basins
Quay length
4.7 km.
Land area
1,100,000 m²
Leased area
327,000 m²
Available area
244,000 m²
Road and quay area
330,000 m²
Water area
465,000 m²
Ice factories
2
Combi terminal
1
Ferry berths
4
Ro/ro ramps
2
Slip ways
1
Floating dock
1
Cold store capacity
162,000 m³
Chilled store capacity
5,000 m³
Distance to motorway
0 km to E39
Railway
To the port
Airport
Sindal (20 min.)
Aalborg (45 min.)