Real estate developer Verdion has announced plans to build an intermodal terminal in Denmark with an investment of EUR 1 billion. The logistics terminal, called iPort Zealand, will be located on 250 hectares of private land and will be built in the municipality of Ringsted, 60 km west of Copenhagen.
iPort Zealand will become Denmark’s main intermodal hub and will be located at the intersection of the country’s main east-west and north-south rail corridors, close to the E20 motorway, which runs from western Denmark to Stockholm via Copenhagen and Malmö. iPort Zealand will be located in the STRING megaregion, which stretches from Oslo to Hamburg, connecting 4 countries, 7 cities, 9 regions, and 14 million people.
Spanning 324 hectares, with an intermodal rail terminal and substantial areas dedicated to wildlife and biodiversity, the logistics park will benefit from EUR 600 million in direct investment through Verdion, supplemented by significant local investment from occupants.
The international freight terminal will enable the transshipment of trailers and containers, providing a real connection between road and rail transport. On the surrounding site, Verdion will offer up to 570,000 square meters of logistics, advanced manufacturing, light industrial, and other commercial space, including high-tech and pharmaceutical industries, where thousands of new jobs will be created.
The terminal will be designed to handle at least 12 full-length freight trains per day, seven days a week. Each train would replace approximately 60 long-distance trucks, freeing up capacity on the road network.
The new intermodal terminal in Denmark will complement the Fehmarnbelt tunnel project currently under construction, which will connect Denmark and Germany.
Once completed, the world’s longest combined road and rail tunnel will connect Germany and Scandinavia with new high-speed road and rail connections for passengers and freight, reducing travel times between Hamburg and Copenhagen by approximately 2 hours by rail and approximately 70 minutes by road.
“iPort Zealand is set to become a major new cluster for Danish business in an unrivalled strategic location. 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 key regional ports. With work on the tunnel already underway, it is essential that functional infrastructure is already in place,” said Michael Hughes, CEO of Verdion.
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