 The harbour near the town had only of water, but there was a good shipyard; and at some distance below, at the mouth of the fjord, there was another harbour with water, and roads with good anchorage in .From the later half of the 1800s, Randers grew in several directions, and a large industrial area emerged at the harbour.In particular the crafts and industry sector grew and Randers became one of the most important industrial towns in Denmark.