Maritime transport of goods
How much freight moves through Danish ports and is transported by ship? Where is the cargo headed, and where does it come from? What types of goods are shipped? Maritime transport of goods highlights cargo movements in Danish ports and the activity taking place in the ports.
Selected statistics on Maritime transport of goods
Volume of incoming and outgoing goods in the major Danish ports
The statistics are based on three sources:
- Monthly reports from major Danish ports (with an annual throughput of at least 1 million tonnes of goods) on each port call of freight vessels or cruise ships, cf. information for data providers (in Danish only)
- Annual reports from minor traffic ports on calls of vessels, cruise passengers and throughput of goods, cf. information for data providers (in Danish only)
- Monthly reports from passenger ships and ferry lines on transported vehicles, passengers and goods, cf. separate documentation of statistics and information for data providers (in Danish only)
The tables on investments and on accidents are based on data from respectively the National Accounts and from the Danish Maritime Authority.
A few port with less than 1 mio. tonnes throughput of goods have chosen voluntary to report detailed information monthly.
Maritime transport between all Danish ports and other European ports
The statistics are based on three sources:
- Monthly reports from major Danish ports (with an annual throughput of at least 1 million tonnes of goods) on each port call of freight vessels or cruise ships, cf. information for data providers (in Danish only)
- Annual reports from minor traffic ports on calls of vessels, cruise passengers and throughput of goods, cf. information for data providers (in Danish only)
- Monthly reports from passenger ships and ferry lines on transported vehicles, passengers and goods, cf. separate documentation of statistics and information for data providers (in Danish only)
The tables on investments and on accidents are based on data from respectively the National Accounts and from the Danish Maritime Authority.
A few port with less than 1 mio. tonnes throughput of goods have chosen voluntary to report detailed information monthly.
On the statistics – documentation, sources and method
See the documentation of statistics to learn more:
The purpose of the statistic is to reveal the turnover of fish catches for the Danish fishing vessels and total catches landed in Denmark.
The purpose of statistics on maritime transport over Danish ports is to describe the volume of and the development in ship traffic to and from Danish ports as well as data on port infrastructure. Also data on accidents on sea on board Danish vessels and in Danish sea territory are published.
The statistics have been compiled in the present form since 1997. Maritime statistics have been produced since 1834 and published annually from about 1900. In the period from 1991 to 1996, Statistics Denmark compiled only summary statistics on the throughput of ports.