Port of Copenhagen

🇩🇰 Denmark

Baltic Sea · Container Terminal

UN/LOCODE
DKCPH
Country
🇩🇰 Denmark
Port Type
Container Terminal
Ocean Region
Baltic Sea
Latitude
55.7000° N
Longitude
12.6000° E

Maritime Risk Context

In the last 180 days, ArcNautical recorded 90 vessel arrivals at Copenhagen, with Cargo accounting for 26% of port calls — lower than the Baltic Sea regional average of 44%. Copenhagen in Denmark operates in a semi-enclosed shallow basin with seasonal ice and the strictest environmental regime in commercial shipping. December–April ice coverage requires vessels to meet Finnish-Swedish Ice Class for independent navigation or rely on icebreaker escort, and ice-edge position varies enough between years that conventional deterministic routing models fail. Since 2022, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has transformed the security architecture: NATO maritime presence has increased substantially, and sanctions against Russian energy exports have disrupted traditional traffic patterns. The Baltic is also a designated Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) and Sulphur Emission Control Area (SECA), requiring low-sulphur fuel or exhaust gas cleaning systems.

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Top Vessel Types (last 180 days)

Across 90 distinct vessel arrivals, 90 carry a confirmed AIS ship-type code. The most common categories at Copenhagen:

26%
Cargo
23 vessels
12%
Tanker
11 vessels
9%
Passenger
8 vessels
8%
Cargo
7 vessels
6%
Tanker
5 vessels

Port State Control Context

Copenhagen falls under the Paris MoU. The Paris Memorandum of Understanding does not publish a bulk per-vessel detention CSV. ArcNautical evaluates per-vessel detention probability using flag-state performance (3-year rolling rate from the 2024 Paris MoU annual report), vessel age, deficiency history, and ownership transparency. Paris MoU PSC inspections remain among the most rigorous globally.

Recent Arrivals at Copenhagen

Last 10 vessel arrivals recorded by ArcNautical's AIS pipeline (last 90 days):

ArrivedVesselFlagType
2026-06-14 NORDEN 🇨🇾 CY Cargo
2026-06-14 ELBTEAM 🇵🇹 PT Cargo
2026-06-13 VICTORY 🇩🇰 DK Pleasure Craft
2026-06-13 MSC MAGNIFICA 🇵🇦 PA Passenger
2026-06-11 PILOT 741 SE 🇸🇪 SE Pilot Vessel
2026-06-11 NORDIC CROWN 🇩🇰 DK Passenger
2026-06-10 KBV 429 🇸🇪 SE Law Enforcement
2026-06-10 VICTORY 🇩🇰 DK Pleasure Craft
2026-06-09 KBV 001 🇸🇪 SE Law Enforcement
2026-06-09 ARGONAUT 🇩🇰 DK Dredging

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