Friday, February 28, 2025 - 18:23 by ce-press
An additional new DKK 70 million (€9.4 million) terminal is currently under construction, adding capacity to the current terminal built in the 1980s, following the large port expansion at the Port of Torshavn, which was completed in 2022.
In a change with the past, the new terminal is being built to service both cruise and international, ferry passengers. It is due to be completed in June 2026.
The terminal facilities will be around 2,000 m2, however, the building will measure a total of more than 7,000 m2, and will also have office facilities for one of the Faroese international roro and ropax companies.
“Most importantly, the energy source for heating the building will come from the sea in the form of ocean thermal energy conversion,” comments Hanus Mikkelsen, port director at Port of Torshavn. “We have used the same energy solution with another 7,000m2 office building that the port owns, thus reducing the environmental footprint significantly.”
The terminal is being built in a split-ownership with Smyril Line, which operates roro cargo vessels and a large ropax ferry. International ferry passengers will access the new terminal through a gangway, while the cruise passengers will be using shuttle buses from the shipside to the terminal.
While the Faroes are part of the Schengen agreement, they are not part of the EU. Mikkelsen comments: “Immigration and customs will also have a presence in the new terminal, as the facilities in the old terminal were less than adequate. It will definitely be a huge improvement for the operations, not least when the new enty/exit system is implemented in Europe.”
