Aarhus Port, the largest and busiest container port in Denmark, is situated on the Aarhus Bay on the eastern shore of Jutland and handles more than 60% of the country’s container traffic. It is strategically located near the main manufacturing and industrial region of western Denmark, close to the Baltic Sea. The largest container ships in the world can only dock there because it is the only port in the nation that can.

It is a significant bulk port that imports cereals, coal, fodder, fertilizers, soy beans, lumber, and copra oil and exports furniture, machinery, packed meat, dairy, vegetable oils, packed milk, packed agro-based products, and other goods.

According to Port of Aarhus, the Port of Aarhus is also a significant ferry port, which annually serves approx. 1,300,000 passenger cars and more than 3 million passengers. The area of the port of Aarhus is an active business area with approx. 150 companies. An analysis from Incentive, completed in 2022 shows that the activities at the Port of Aarhus create more than 17,000 jobs throughout Denmark.

The Copenhagen Malmö Port, which is located on the eastern coast of Sjaelland, was formed by the merger of Copenhagen and Malmo ports. A North Harbor, an Inner Harbor, and a Provestenen Harbor are the divisions of the port.

According to cmport, the port handles everything from consumer goods, oil products, chemicals and cereals to scrap metal, building materials, wood pellets, salt, sugar and industrial inputs.

Grenaa port is located on the eastern coast of Jutland, just 60 kilometers from the port of Aarhus. It has a natural harbor that is separated into six basins and is open all year round. Principal exports include grains, seeds, paper, and stones; key imports include coal, phosphates, saltpeter, chemicals, wood pellets, oil, wood chips, and paper pulp. It has a service area, two wharves for a RORO terminal, and three passenger berths for a ferry terminal.