Selling and sourcing used containers at the Port of Aarhus

A busy terminal with one operator

The port states that its container terminal is run by APM Terminals. As always we do not act for the operator; we ask which terminal a lot will stand in and when it is released, because that sets how much time there is to find a buyer.

Growth and what it changes for you

The port says its 2025 volumes rose by nearly 28 percent and attributes part of that to capacity limits at other European ports. Whatever the cause, larger flows through Aarhus mean owners with used, one-way or SOC equipment there may see more idle boxes. Report them early and we compare them with registered demand.

Jutland buyers

Traders, storage operators, conversion companies and other business users in Jutland can register a type and a quantity range. If the best fit stands elsewhere in Denmark or in Germany, we show the reviewer the real distance so you can judge it.

A second terminal in the plans

The port has announced that MSC Group's terminal operator plans to run its own container terminal in a future development, expected to be completed by 2027. We mention it because it may change who handles equipment at Aarhus later; it changes nothing today.

• According to the Port of Aarhus (release of 15 February 2026), 843,665 TEU were handled at its container terminal in 2025, nearly 28 percent more than in 2024.
• According to the Port of Aarhus, its container terminal is operated by APM Terminals.
• The Port of Aarhus describes itself as Denmark's largest container port, with a market share of over 70 percent of the Danish container market.
• According to the Port of Aarhus (25 September 2024), Terminal Investment Limited (TiL), MSC Group's terminal operator, will lease about 170,000 square metres in the planned Omniterminal to run its own container terminal; the Omniterminal was expected to be completed by 2027.
• The Port of Aarhus states that its terminal cranes achieve more container lifts per crane hour than many of the major container ports in Europe and the rest of the world.

Sources: portofaarhus.dk · portofaarhus.dk · portofaarhus.dk · verified 2026-09-29

• Dry containers (20DC / 40DC / 40HC): on request — tell us what you have or need in Aarhus and we will say honestly whether we can help.
• Damaged / AS-IS units: on request — tell us what you have or need in Aarhus and we will say honestly whether we can help.
• Reefer: on request — tell us what you have or need in Aarhus and we will say honestly whether we can help.
• Open top / flat rack: on request — tell us what you have or need in Aarhus and we will say honestly whether we can help.
• Tank: on request — tell us what you have or need in Aarhus and we will say honestly whether we can help.
• We are also extending into further equipment and service categories. Tell us what you have or need if you do not see it above — we will say honestly whether we can help.