HH-Ferries

HH-Ferries was a shipping company which trafficked the busy Helsingør – Helsingborg route (hence the name) during the later part of the 1990s and during most of the 2000s (decade). It merged with Scandlines around 2010. In 2018 the company changed its name to ForSea Ferries and dropped out of the Scandlines brand.

ForSea Ferries
IndustryShipping
Founded1996
Headquarters
Helsingborg
,
Sweden
Area served
Øresund
ServicesPassenger transportation
Freight transportation
ParentStena AB (2001–present)
Websitewww.forsea.se
Mercandia VIII In Helsingør

History

Two ships sailed the route: Mercandia IV and Mercandia VIII. HH-Ferries was established in 1996 under the name "Sundbroen" ("The Sound Bridge") by the Danish shipowner Per Henriksen. It was sold in 1997 and changed name to HH-Ferries. In 2001 the company was sold again, this time to the Swedish business group Stena. HH-Ferries has around 230 employees, both Danish and Swedish. After further cooperational deals, the company was suddenly owned by the same cooperation as former competitors Scandlines. In 2011 the competing on the HH Ferry route finished with the larger eating the smaller. Mercandia IV was though added to the Scandline fleet. In 2018 HH-Ferries switched its name to ForSea Ferries as its first 2 battery-converted ferries Aurora and Tycho Brahe were introduced into service. At the same time, the Scandlines branding was removed from the fleet of the route, in order to distinguish ForSea Ferries as a greener solution.

Fleet

The pre merging fleet of HH-Ferries operates two vessels.

Name Built Tonnage Passengers Notes
Mercandia IV19894,296 GRT400Now owned by ForSea-Ferries
Mercandia VIII19874,296 GRT400Now owned by TS Laevad ÖU

References

Mercandia IV

Mercandia VIII


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