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Lorries into Denmark per day
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BORDER ENSUS Slowdown in international lorry traffic Lorry traffic across Denmark’s borders has lost some breath as shown in the latest border census by ITD. From second to third quarter of the year the total traffic has decreased by 6.5 per cent. ITD Lyren 1 . DK-6330 Padborg Tel. +45 7467 1233 Fax +45 7467 4317 itd@itd.dk . www.itd.dk
In spring the international lorry traffic in Denmark set a record with 5,126 daily crossings over the Danish borders during second quarter of the year. However, the new figures for third quarter show that the international lorry transport does not keep record level. There has been an average of 4,795 daily lorry crossings into Denmark in the third quarter of the year. This represents a decrease of 6.5 per cent compared to second quarter this year. But this is still 2 per cent more than the total level for 2011, where an average of 4,708 lorries crossed the borders into Denmark. So despite the current decrease in traffic the wheels are literally still turning in Danish exports and economics. 46 per cent lorries crossing the Danish border are owned by Danish companies. Approximately half of the Danish owned lorries in border traffic are, however,
registered abroad. Danish road hauliers especially register their export vehicles in Germany and Eastern Europe. Reflagging takes place so Danish transport companies remain competitive internationally. ITD’s border censuses contain no information about the destination of the lorries, and what they carry when they cross the Danish border. EU’s cabotage rules provide the possibility for foreign lorries to perform three domestic trips within seven days in Denmark when entering the country with an international freight. There is no precise repot covering the extent of cabotage. But it is worth noticing that there is a slight increase in the market for national transports with Danish lorries according to Statistics Denmark. Therefore, foreign lorries do not seem to threaten the national freight market in particular.
Border census – lorry traffic into Denmark Nationality distribution % 50 45 40
38.0% Germany
35 30 23.4% Denmark 22.0% Eastern Europe
25 20 15
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The number of Danish registered lorries and lorries owned by Danish companies’ foreign subsidiaries crossing the border in South Jutland
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Themes – based on partial results Share of foreign lorries owned by Danish subsidiaries 47% Eastern Europe 39% Germany 37% All foreign
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Note 1: On the Danish border in South Jutland near Padborg and Frøslev separate registrations have been made of foreign lorries belonging to Danish owned subsidiaries Note 2: Red: For every 100 foreign lorry 37 are owned by Danish road hauliers – Green: For every 100 German lorry 39 are owned by Danish road hauliers – Blue: For every 100 Eastern European lorry 47 are owned by Danish road hauliers
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Note: On Scandlines A/S’ ferry route between Helsingør and Helsingborg and on the Øresund Bridge separate registrations of lorries over 20 meters have been made – this means of modular road trains and special transports except automobile transports
Type of material 3rd quarter 2012
3%, Solo tractor 1%, Special vehicles
3%, 2-axled with rigid platform 12%, Others
9%, Tank/silo 5%, Container vehicles
15%, Refrigerated vehicles
52%, Tarpaulin/ rigid sidewalls
Note: On the Danish border in South Jutland near Padborg and Frøslev separate registrations of type of material are made
Route distribution of lorry traffic in and out of Denmark (1st quarter 2012) 9% North Jutland
20% Øresund
Note: The total figure includes censuses from the Danish border in South Jutland, complemented by the Øresund Bridge Consortium’s own censuses of traffic on the Øresund Bridge and Statistics Denmark’s reports on ferry routes. The latest censuses from Statistics Denmark are from 1st quarter 2012
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The South Jutland border
Method ITD’s border censuses include lorries driving into Denmark across the Danish-German border and across the Øresund Bridge or using Scandlines A/S’ ferry routes. ITD records the number of lorries with a manual cen-
sus every quarter during a representative period totalling 24 hours. ITD’s border censuses indicate the very latest tendencies in international lorry traffic to and from Denmark. The statistics can be used with cau-
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