Port of Fredericia

🇩🇰 Denmark

Baltic Sea · Multi-Purpose Port

UN/LOCODE
DKFRC
Country
🇩🇰 Denmark
Port Type
Multi-Purpose Port
Ocean Region
Baltic Sea
Latitude
55.5600° N
Longitude
9.7500° E

Maritime Risk Context

In the last 180 days, ArcNautical recorded 12 vessel arrivals at Fredericia, with Cargo accounting for 42% of port calls — in line with the Baltic Sea regional average of 44%. Fredericia 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 12 distinct vessel arrivals, 12 carry a confirmed AIS ship-type code. The most common categories at Fredericia:

42%
Cargo
5 vessels
25%
Tanker
3 vessels
17%
Tanker
2 vessels
8%
Tug
1 vessel
8%
Passenger
1 vessel

Port State Control Context

Fredericia 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 Fredericia

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

ArrivedVesselFlagType
2026-06-01 MAREX NINA 🇸🇬 SG Tanker
2026-06-01 SATURNUS 🇸🇪 SE Tanker
2026-05-31 SATURNUS 🇸🇪 SE Tanker
2026-05-31 HAV SAND 🇫🇴 FO Cargo
2026-05-29 Unknown vessel 🇩🇰 DK Passenger
2026-05-28 Unknown vessel 🇩🇰 DK Passenger
2026-05-28 RIX TANGO 🇨🇾 CY Cargo
2026-05-27 ASTREA 🇸🇪 SE Tanker
2026-05-27 ASTREA 🇸🇪 SE Tanker
2026-05-25 MARLA 🇦🇬 AG Cargo

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