Recently, Aarhus Port in Denmark has received a new development - the construction of a new terminal has officially started, and the project has successfully obtained approval from the Danish transportation department. This highly anticipated project is the Omniterminal terminal terminal, invested by global shipping giant MSC.

For a long time, Danish shipping giant Maersk has held an exclusive position in the operation of container terminals at Aarhus Port, treating Aarhus Port as its home port. During this period, Maersk actively promoted innovative practices, not only testing unmanned cross transport vehicles in ports to improve operational efficiency and intelligence, but also taking the lead in docking the world's first methanol powered container ship, leading the industry's green development trend.

However, the turbulent changes in the shipping market have disrupted the original calm. After Maersk and Hapag Lloyd formed the "Twin Star" alliance, their strategic layout was adjusted, and their mainline mother ships no longer docked at Aarhus Port. This change caused a sharp decline in the relationship between Maersk and Aarhus Port, gradually deteriorating.

Just as the relationship between the two sides was deadlocked, a news last year sparked widespread attention: Aarhus Port will sign a contract with MSC to operate the Omniterminal terminal terminal. As soon as this news was released, it immediately caused waves in the shipping industry, and a legal dispute between Aarhus Port and Maersk also followed. However, in September last year, Aarhus Port finally confirmed that TiL, a terminal company under MSC, would operate the Omniterminal terminal terminal. MSC CEO S ø ren Toft stated that MSC plans to introduce a direct route from Asia to Aarhus Port, which will undoubtedly bring new development opportunities to Aarhus Port and expand its connection with the Asian market.

From the perspective of the project itself, Omniterminal Terminal has superior hardware conditions, with a shoreline of 430 meters and a water depth of -14 meters, which can meet the docking needs of large ships. According to the plan, the terminal is expected to be completed by the end of 2026. At that time, MSC is expected to lease approximately 170000 square meters of land for the operation of container terminals. Keywords: foreign engineering construction news, international engineering news

The construction of the new terminal at Aarhus Port is not only an important progress in port infrastructure construction, but also indicates a profound change in the local shipping pattern. With the entry of MSC and the opening of direct routes to Asia, Aarhus Port is expected to play a more important role in the global shipping network, and the close cooperation between Maersk and Aarhus Port will become history. New competition and cooperation trends are quietly forming.Editor/Cheng Liting