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will offer a significant increase of the activities in the our harbour, and this trend is going to continue,” states
harbour. It is all a question of timely consideration for us Jesper Frost who is looking forward to his cooperation
to handle new major projects, and if we consider being with the new Director of the harbour, Dennis Jul Peder-
a part of our Government’s plans of constructing the sen, taking over from former Director, Ole Ingrisch. The
largest windfarm in the world – 800 MWA – it is of para- new Act concerning Danish harbours, naturally, will be of
mount importance to be prepared in due time. I have no importance, too.
doubt that to our national economy as such it will be the
best choise to place such a windfarm in the North Sea,” “We have a strategy which is to continue, and the new
states Jesper Frost, considering that the existence of the Harbour Director is a strong personality being familiar
necessary infrastructure will be of significant importance with the three main activities of our harbour, i.e. wind
both to this and to many other major projects. energy, shipping and oil & gas. I am sure that in his calm
and diplomatic way he will carry on the excellent cooper-
“When considering the wind power industry we have the ation with the companies using the harbour – even if the
entire supply chain established in Esbjerg, and we are new Act concerning the harbour means that he shall nav-
preparing ourselves to new large ventures like decom- igate in waters not quite familiar to any of us. The new
missioning. We are working at ensuring sufficient facili- captain shall have time to take his stand on the bridge of
ties for undertaking that kind of jobs even if we may not the ship, but I am sure we shall carry on heading along
be likely to win contracts for the largest of the projects. the right course towards our mutual targets, and that
But even if we may not be awarded the largest contracts we shall be able to state new directions if required,” con-
smaller ones will be natural to place at Esbjerg. During cludes Mayor Jesper Frost Rasmussen, whose optimism is
a succession of years we have seen major investments in still permeating his view of Esbjerg.

Jesper Frost Rasmussen.
Photo: Esbjerg Kommune.

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