Scandlines

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Scandlines
Company type
Private
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Headquarters
Copenhagen
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Denmark
Area served
Baltic Sea
Key people
Eric Gregoire {Chief Executive Officer}
ServicesFerries
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ParentFirst Sentier Investors (50%)
3i (35%)
Hermes Investment Management (15%)
SubsidiariesScandlines Deutschland, Scandlines Danmark
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Scandlines is a ferry company that operates the Rødby–Puttgarden and Gedser–Rostock ferry routes between Denmark and Germany.

Scandlines owns seven ferries, six of which are hybrid ferries, making it the owner of the world’s largest fleet of hybrid ferries. The company has two subsidiaries—Scandlines Danmark ApS and Scandlines Deutschland GmbH—which operate in the two main countries.

History

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Routes in 2014

In 1903, the first railway ferry sailed between Gedser in Denmark and Warnemünde in Germany. The route was operated by DSB on the Danish side in partnership with a state-owned German shipping company.[1]

A second service, the "bird's flight line" (die Vogelfluglinie in German) between Rødby and Puttgarden, was added in 1963, creating a direct route between Copenhagen and Hamburg.[1]

The company was separated from DSB in 1995 and transformed into an independent limited company called DSB Rederi. It was subsequently rebranded as Scandlines in 1997. The Scandlines brand had already been in use since 1991 on the Helsingør–Helsingborg ferry route.[2] In 1998, the two shipping company partners—Danish Scandlines and German DFO—merged to form Scandlines, which was owned by the Danish Ministry of Transport and Deutsche Bahn.[1]

Scandlines was privatised in 2007, with 3i and Allianz Capital Partners each acquiring 40% ownership and Deutsche Seereederei holding the remaining 20%.[3] In 2010, Deutsche Seereederei sold its shareholding to 3i and Allianz. In 2013, Allianz sold its 49% stake to 3i.[4][5] In 2018, First Sentier Investors and Hermes Investment Management acquired shareholdings of 50% and 15% respectively.[6]

Between 1999 and 2015, several Scandlines routes were sold, including Aarhus–Kalundborg to Molslinjen and Helsingør-Helsingborg to ForSea Ferries.

Scandlines currently operates two routes: Gedser–Rostock and Rødby–Puttgarden. The company expects to continue operating on the Rødby–Puttgarden route despite the planned completion of the Fehmarn Belt tunnel.[7]

Ferries

Scandlines operates six hybrid ferries and two freight ferry. In 2022, the two ferries on the Gedser–Rostock route were fitted with rotor sails.[8]

Rødby–Puttgarden route

Name Built / Service Tonnage Passengers Notes Images
Prins Richard 1997 14.621 1140 Hybrid File:PRINS RICHARD 1499.jpg
Prinsesse Benedikte 1997 14.621 1140 Hybrid File:Färja Princessan Benedike 2015b.jpg
Schleswig-Holstein 1997 15.187 1200 Hybrid File:Scandlines Schleswig-Holstein.jpg
Deutschland 1997 15.187 1200 Hybrid File:Scandlines Fährschiff Deutschland (IMO 9151541) einlaufend Puttgarden (01-2).JPG

Gedser–Rostock route

Name Built / Service Tonnage Passengers Notes Images
Berlin 2012 22.319 1.300 Hybrid and rotor sail File:Berlin, Warnemünde, 2019 (01).jpg
Berlin before rotor sail
Copenhagen 2012 22.319 1.300 Hybrid and rotor sail File:Warnemünde - Copenhagen - 2020.jpg
Copenhagen with rotor sail

The ferries M/F Berlin and M/F Copenhagen operate the regular services on the Gedser–Rostock route. Approximately nine daily sailings are operated in each direction, with departures typically spaced at intervals of two to three hours. The crossing time on the route is approximately two hours.[9]

Freight ferry

Name Built / Service Tonnage Passengers Notes Images
Template:MS 1981 16.071 1400 Freight &
Replacement		 File:Scandlines FS Kronprins Frederik Warnemünde (07).JPG
The Baltic Whale 2024 / 2025- 14.098 140 E-Ferry
Freight		 [10][11][12]

In November 2021, it was announced that the company has ordered a double-end 10 MWh battery-electric ferry from Cemre Shipyard for the Puttgarden-Rødby route. The new vessel was due to enter service in 2024 and will have two-deck loading alongside a freight capacity of 66 HGVs, or some 1200 lane metres.[13]

Harbours

Scandlines owns the harbour areas in Rødby, Gedser, and Puttgarden, and leases an area in the harbour of Rostock.[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Our history Scandilines
  2. ^ Hauerslev.com. DSB Færgeåret 1991. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  3. ^ DAR, 2 partners to acquire Scandilines Journal of Commerce 4 April 2007
  4. ^ 3i acquires Allianz Capital Partners’ stake in Scandlines Allianz 5 November 2013
  5. ^ 3i Group control Scandilines Ships Monthly February 2014 page 11
  6. ^ 3i Group sells Scandilines, but re-buys stake Baltic Transport Journal 4 April 2018
  7. ^ TV2east.dk. Rederi opruster i kamp om Femern - køber batterifærge for over en halv milliard. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Norsepower Rotor Sail Installed on Scandlines Ferry". Baird Maritime. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Rostock-Gedser timetable". rostockgedser.com. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Scandlines' New Zero Direct Emissions Ferry FUTURA Prepares For Departure". Shippax. 24 July 2025.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."NY Scandlines fragtfærge søsat".
  12. ^ https://www.maritimedanmark.dk/scandlines-nye-hybridfaerge-er-pa-vej-hjem-til-danmark
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Scandlines orders zero-emission ferry for Puttgarden-Rødby route". Shippax SE. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Our ferries and harbours". Scandlines. Retrieved 13 January 2023.

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