H.Essers expands presence in Danish logistics market with new facility in Ringsted

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Denmark plans to establish 25 new electric truck charging parks across the country, strategically located within 60 kilometres of each other, boasting a total of 175 charging points. </span>

Denmark to invest millions in electric truck charging stations

The Danish government has announced the reintroduction of border controls with Germany for a new temporary period of six months.

Denmark to reintroduce border controls with Germany for 6 months

After a series of protests by hauliers, the Danish government has agreed to pay compensation to road transportation companies to ease the burden the new green tax would place on them, reports the country's national press. The tax was introduced by the government in an effort to reduce pollution, but hauliers argued that it was unfair and would hurt their business.

Hauliers to be compensated for new green tax by Danish government

Denmark has amended its national legislation to comply with a new EU regulation that eases restrictions on the use of rented vans, LGVs and HGVs without a driver from another EU country.

Renting a HGV without a driver: Denmark has transposed the EU regulation

Arla, Danish Crown, DFDS and DSV have teamed up in a new partnership to develop a climate-neutral transport corridor between Denmark and the UK. The ambition for the partnership is to transport Arla’s and Danish Crown’s products from farms in Denmark to consumers in the UK with zero impact on the environment.

New climate-neutral transport corridor to be developed between Denmark and the UK

The Danish government is implementing a mileage-based road tax on HGVs based on their CO2 emissions that apply to several roads in 2025. It will later expand to cover all public roads by 2030. The tax will be higher for petrol or diesel lorries, with zero-emission trucks paying the lowest tax. The move is part of the country's goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 70% by 2030.

Denmark to increase road tax on diesel HGVs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

With a financial grant of 162 million Danish kroner (more than 21 million euros) from the EU, the construction of Europe’s largest HGV park and charging place has started in Horsens, Denmark. Named, Recharge City, it will be capable of accommodating 450 trucks in a 24-hour monitored separate area.

Construction of Europe’s largest HGV park and charging centre started in the middle of Denmark

Danish freight forwarders and hauliers have contributed to a fiery online debate over transportation capacity problems in Europe and whether they are caused by the latest EU Mobility Package - particularly the rules requiring trucks to return to their country of registration.

Danish logistics industry in fiery debate on whether EU Mobility Package impacts capacity

The European Union has facilitated the building of Europe’s largest rest area with places for 400 HGVs in Horsens, Denmark. The EU will allocate 162 million Danish kroner (more than 21 million euros) to the project <a href="https://hsfo.dk/artikel/eu-bl%C3%A5stempler-k%C3%A6mpe-rastepladsvision-med-162-mio-kr-en-gave-i-s%C3%A5dan-en-st%C3%B8rrelsesorden-regner-man-sj%C3%A6ldent-med?fbclid=IwAR0KRA7ayz-wskuCZA2ypc7qyObLnDrtZjMBvDV8Pd-tAwfBeA6STc5WLOw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to reports in Denmark</a>.