Scandlines

Scandlines
Private
Industry Transport
Founded 1998
Headquarters Copenhagen, Denmark
Number of locations
 Two routes
Area served
 Baltic Sea
Services Ferries
470 million EUR (2016)
Owner 3i Group (100%)[1]
Parent Scandferries Holding ApS
Divisions Scandlines Deutschland GmbH, Scandlines Danmark ApS
Website www.scandlines.com

Scandlines is a ferry operator owned by a consortium consisting of First State Investments, Hermes Investment Management and equity investor 3i Group.[2] Scandlines operates three lines for passenger and freight in and between Denmark and Germany (Rødby–Puttgarden and Gedser–Rostock). The Scandlines services to Sweden were served in co-operation with Stena Line, but in 2015, Stena Line and Scandlines sold their shares to the investment fund First State. Business is driven by HH Ferries, but the ferries still use the Scandlines brand.

The parent company is Scandferries Holding ApS, with headquarter in Copenhagen, Denmark, with a German subsidiary named Scandlines Deutschland GmbH situated in Hamburg, Germany, and a Danish subsidiary named Scandlines Danmark ApS, situated in Copenhagen, Denmark.[3]

History

Scandlines used to be co-owned by the Danish Ministry of Transportation (50%) and Deutsche Bahn AG (50%),[4] but as of June 2007, it was sold to a consortium consisting of 3i Group of London (40%), Allianz Capital Partners (ACP) of Munich (40%) and Deutsche Seereederei (DSR) of Rostock (20%). The consortium bought Scandlines for a total of 1,560 million euros. On 29 October 2010, DSR's 20% share of Scandlines was acquired by 3i Group and ACP. At the end of 2013 3i Group acquired ACP's stake for 165 million euros, becoming the sole owner of Scandlines.

Since 2018, Scandlines has been owned by a consortium consisting of 3i, First State Investments and Hermes Investment Management.

With a total of six hybrid ferries (four operating on Rødby–Puttgarden and two on Gedser–Rostock), Scandlines is the owner of the world's largest hybrid ferry fleet.

Scandlines also owns the world's largest hybrid ferries, the M/V Berlin and M/V Copenhagen.[5]

Routes

Routes

Three routes across the Baltic Sea are driven under the Scandlines brand, but only Puttgarden-Rødby and Rostock-Gedser are owned by Scandlines. Helsingør-Helsingborg is driven and owned by HH Ferries.

Route Crossing time
Puttgarden–Rødby45 mins
HH Ferry route between Helsingør and Helsingborg20 mins
Rostock–Gedser1 hr 45 mins

Fleet

Berlin hybrid ferry

Scandlines operates eight ferries of which six are hybrid.[6]

Name Built Tonnage Passengers Notes
Aurora198220,381 GRT12operated by HH Ferries
Berlin201622,3191,500hybrid ferry; Gedser–Rostock
Copenhagen201622,3191,500hybrid ferry; Gedser–Rostock
Deutschland199715,187 GRT1,200hybrid ferry; Rødby–Puttgarden
Holger Danske19762,779 GRT12only dangerous goods
Kronprins Frederik198116,071 GRT1,082only freight
Prins Richard199714,822 GRT1,140hybrid ferry; Rødby–Puttgarden
Prinsesse Benedikte199714,822 GRT1,140hybrid ferry; Rødby–Puttgarden
Schleswig-Holstein199715,187 GRT1,200hybrid ferry; Rødby–Puttgarden
Tycho Brahe199111,148 GRT1,250operated by HH Ferries

References

  1. ↑ "Private equity investor 3i buys out Scandlines co-owner". Reuters. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Scandlines press release, 30 June 2006
  3. ↑ "Scandlines.dk".
  4. ↑ "Scandlines Deutschland GMBH – Company Structure". Retrieved 2006-12-18.
  5. ↑ "Scandlines.dk".
  6. ↑ "Scandlines.dk".

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