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Arhus

Name: Arhus
Address: DK

Aarhus · UN/LOCODE DKAAR · Scale rank #381 worldwide

Harbour size: Medium
Harbour type: coastal (breakwater)
Cargo pier depth: 7.9 m
Largest vessel: 450.0 m

Overview

Arhus is a medium seaport in Denmark – harbour type: coastal (breakwater). Cargo pier depth up to 7.9 m; channel depth 11.0 m. Largest vessels accepted: length 450.0 m, beam 59.0 m, draft 15.0 m. Water body: Kattegat; North Atlantic Ocean.

Country: Denmark
Water body: Kattegat; North Atlantic Ocean
UN/LOCODE: DKAAR
WPI number: 30260
Coordinates: 56.1500, 10.2167
Harbour size: Medium
Harbour type: coastal (breakwater)
Shelter: Good

Location

Gold dot: port location; small dots: other ports of the country. Illustrative map. OpenStreetMap ↗

Infrastructure & depths

Channel depth11.0 m

Anchorage depth11.0 m

Cargo pier depth7.9 m

Oil terminal depth7.9 m

Max. vessel length450.0 m

Max. vessel beam59.0 m

Max. vessel draft15.0 m

Berths & cargo facilities

✓ Wharves
✓ Container terminal
✓ Ro-Ro
✓ Solid bulk
✓ Liquid bulk
✓ Breakbulk
✗ Oil terminal
✗ LNG terminal

Cranes & lifts

✓ Fixed cranes
✓ Mobile cranes
✓ Floating cranes
✓ Lifts 50–100 t
✓ Lifts 25–49 t
✓ Lifts 0–24 t

Repairs: Limited
Dry dock: Medium
Railway: Large

Services & access

Pilotage, tugs & traffic

✓ Pilotage compulsory
✓ Pilotage available
✓ Tug assistance
✓ First port of entry

Services & supplies

✓ Longshoremen
✓ Electricity
✓ Electrical repair
✓ Navigation equipment
✓ Medical facilities
✓ Garbage disposal
✓ Dirty ballast disposal
✓ Provisions
✓ Potable water
✓ Fuel oil
✓ Diesel oil
✓ Deck supplies
✓ Engine supplies
✓ Airport nearby
✓ Rail connection

Entrance restrictions

✓ Tide: no
✓ Heavy swell: no
✓ Ice: no
! Other: yes
! Overhead limits: yes

✓ available · ✗ not available; items without data are hidden (World Port Index).

Vessel schedules

No liner service calling at Arhus in the schedule data yet.

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Schedules & tracking of major carriers:

Trade with Vietnam

Vietnam and Denmark share 1 FTA(s) – goods meeting the rules of origin enjoy preferential duties:

EVFTA – EU–Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement

Denmark market profile →International shipping Steel & steel structure manufacturing

Nearby ports

Port	Country	Harbour size	Distance
Hamburg	DE	Large	290 km
Bremerhaven	DE	Large	309 km
Gdynia	PL	Large	556 km
Amsterdam	NL	Large	544 km
Kiel	DE	Large	204 km
Oslo	NO	Large	418 km
Stockholm	SE	Large	584 km
Bremen	DE	Large	348 km

Sources: World Port Index (NGA Pub. 150) – retrieved 2026-10-14; TEU: Lloyd’s List One Hundred Ports. For reference – confirm with the port or agent before operations. · Sailing Directions Pub. 193 (Enroute) - Skagerrak and Kattegat ↗