Real estate company Verdion has announced plans for a €1bn business and logistics district in the city of Ringsted on the Danish island of Zealand.
“iPort Zealand” will have an international rail freight terminal able to accommodate 12 full-length trains a day, seven days a week, plus trailers, containers and swap bodies between road and rail.
The terminal will be surrounded by 570,000-sq-m of logistics, manufacturing, light industrial and pharmaceutical space.
The 250-hectare site sits on an intersection of the country’s main east-west and north-south rail corridors and next to the E20 motorway, which connects western Denmark to Stockholm via Copenhagen and Malmӧ.
Michael Hughes, Verizon chief executive, said: ”This new commercial hub is set to become a growth engine for the region, translating infrastructure improvements into tangible benefits for the local and national economy, including better access to major regional ports.
“The Fehmarnbelt tunnel will have a transformative effect across the Nordics and Germany, opening up more supply chain routes and creating new opportunities across a huge range of business sectors. It is vital that Denmark is in a strong position to benefit from this economic upswing – from employment and services to customs and revenue.”
Detailed design work is underway on iPort Zealand.
The 18km-long Fehmarnbelt tunnel will connect Germany and Denmark and will become the longest combined road and rail tunnel.
The Fehmarnbelt tunnel is due to be completed in 2029, reducing the journey times between Hamburg and Copenhagen to two hours by train and approximately 70 minutes by road.
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