ISPS Security and Safety

Aabenraa Port complies with the International Maritime Organization's requirements for port facility security, known as ISPS.

This is a legal framework for maritime security and is a combination of preventive measures designed to protect maritime traffic and port facilities against threats of intentional unlawful acts. The main element in securing international ports is to ensure that ships have been in a secure port facility in connection with their onward journey.

Access to the port's facilities is controlled by fences, gates, and video surveillance. Only persons with valid ID cards or registered guests are allowed to be present at the secured facilities at Aabenraa Port.

Registration takes place at the port office.

Name: Aabenraa Havn
ID No.: 10267
UN location: DKAAB

Requirements for Calling Ships

Ships calling at Aabenraa Port must provide the following information to the broker:

  • The 10 most recent ports of call
  • Copy of the ship's "International Ship Security Certificate" (only for the ship's first call)
  • The ship's "Ship Historic Continuous Overview"
  • Crew list incl. crew changes
  • List of companies that will supply goods or services during the ship's stay
  • Possible passenger list

Information regarding each call must be submitted to Aabenraa Port. All information must be submitted to Aabenraa Port, and if there are any changes to the call, the port must also be informed thereof.

From 1 June 2015, the ship/broker must also, in accordance with the Reporting Formalities Directive 2010/65/EU, report ship calls to SafeSeaNet. Among this information is also the pre-arrival security information, which was previously sent to the port on various FAL forms, and which in the future will only have to be reported to SafeSeaNet.

Security Declaration

Security Declaration (Declaration of Security/DoS) under the following conditions:

  • The ship operates at a different security level than Aabenraa Port
  • A security threat or incident has affected the ship or facility
  • The ship has been in a port/facility that is not required to have and implement an approved security plan

Ships that have issued a security declaration must contact Aabenraa Port's PSO.

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