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Nov 28
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State Aid Supports Three Electric Ferries for Molslinjen

By | 2025 Newsletter week 48 | No Comments
  • Denmark has awarded DKK 180 million (≈ EUR 24 million) in state aid to Molslinjen under the 2025 Investment Support Scheme.
  • The funding will support the purchase of three fully electric fast ferries for the Kattegat route.
  • The scheme targets CO₂-intensive companies facing the new Danish CO₂ tax introduced in 2025.
  • The new ferries are expected to cut 132,000 tonnes of CO₂ annually once introduced after 2027.
  • The project will create one of the world’s longest and fastest fully electric ferry routes.
  • Ministers highlight the scheme as a key tool for Denmark’s green transition and industrial competitiveness.
  • The Investment Support Scheme totals DKK 1 billion (≈ EUR 134 million) between 2025–2029 and supports first-come, first-served CO₂-reduction projects.
Jul 25
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Incat Wins Contract to Build Two All-Electric Ferries for Molslinjen

By | 2025 Newsletter week 30 | No Comments
  • Incat Tasmania has secured a contract to build two 129-metre battery-electric ferries for Danish operator Molslinjen (owned by Nordic Ferry Infrastructure)
  • Each vessel will be powered by 45,000 kWh of battery capacity and operate on the Kattegat route between Jutland and Zealand.
  • The order forms part of the world’s largest maritime electrification project.
  • Vessels will carry up to 1,483 passengers and 500 cars at speeds of 40+ knots, with delivery of the first ship due in late 2027.
  • Chairman Robert Clifford: “These vessels redefine what’s possible at sea.”
  • Project aligns with Incat’s expansion at Prince of Wales Bay, set to double capacity and workforce over the next three years.

Incat is currently building Hull 096 for Buquebus (world’s largest battery-electric ship) and Hull 100 (78-metre hybrid ferry).

Jul 11
3

Molslinjen Sets New Record for Car Transport – Electric Vehicles Drive Growth

By | 2025 Newsletter week 28 | No Comments
  • First half of 2025: 645,859 cars transported on Molslinjen’s fast ferries between Jutland and Zealand – an all-time high
  • Surpasses the previous record set in 2022 by over 5,000 vehicles
  • Significant growth driven by electric vehicles
  • In June 2025, EVs accounted for 27.7% of all cars on board – up from 17.2% in June 2024
  • Overall share of EVs has risen by 10.5% in just one year

Lucas Kragh, Commercial Director at Molslinjen, notes:
“The ferry crossing clearly removes the well-known range anxiety among electric vehicle owners.”

Mar 16
3

Molslinjen Adjusts Ferry Plans Due to Delays

By | 2025 Newsletter week 11 | No Comments

Delays at the Turkish shipyard have disrupted Molslinjen’s deployment of two new electric ferries. As a result, ALSLINJEN must wait for its vessel, while SAMSØLINJEN will receive ALSLINJEN’s ferry, NERTHUS, now expected to enter service on June 16, 2025. Until then, FYNSHAV will operate with up to four daily double trips on peak days.

Molslinjen is also introducing a low-cost ticket scheme for SAMSØ, with fares starting at 99 kroner and peak season rates capped at 392 kroner for a regular car. The updated sailing schedule for SAMSØLINJEN was released today, March 14.

Sep 15
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Molslinjen: almost all routes saw more August visitors in 2024 than the previous year

By | 2024 Newsletter week 37 | No Comments

Molslinjen highlights that August 2024 was a successful month for ferry traffic, thanks to the pleasant late summer weather, which encouraged more Danes to travel by ferry.  

The Öresund line, connecting Helsingborg and Helsingør, saw a nearly 7% increase in passengers compared to August 2023. The newly introduced restaurant, Libitum Social Dining, aboard TYCHO BRAHE, also attracted many visitors, contributing to the overall rise in passenger numbers. 

There are three fast ferries sailing on the Kattegat, one less than in 2023, when the fast ferry MAX was also exceptionally included in the sailing plans. In spite of 129 fewer departures in August, there was an increase of 4% in passengers. 

While the number of business customers is fairly stable, it is the leisure travellers who have driven the progress in August. 

The exception is Alslinjen, where a redevelopment of the harbour in Fynshav has meant the deployment of a somewhat smaller ferry than usual. 

Jul 26
2

Molslinjen aims to be a global role model for ferry companies by setting ambitious targets and fostering innovation

By | 2024 Newsletter week 30 | No Comments

Molslinjen, Denmark’s largest domestic ferry operator under Nordic Ferry Infrastructure, is pursuing greener ferry operations by joining the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to help limit global warming. CEO Kristian Durhuus stated that Molslinjen aims to be part of the solution to global climate challenges, targeting completely emission-free operations by 2040. 

The company is electrifying its ferry operations, with an electric ferry already built for the Fanø Line (photo), and new electric ferries under construction for the Samsø and Als Lines. Ferries with some of the world’s largest batteries are currently operating on the Öresund Line. Efforts are also underway to electrify the Kattegat and Bornholm lines using various technologies, including a mechanical battery with a flywheel developed by WattsUp Power, a company Molslinjen has invested in. 

Jul 28
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Buses and ferries, a good combination

By | 2023 Newsletter week 29 | No Comments

2023 has started well for the long-distance bus company Kombardo Expressen, a collaboration between Molslinjen and Herning Turist.

From January to June, 376,116 travellers have taken the Kombardo Express buses (=+20% H1 2022)

The Kombardo Expressen runs across the country and passengers travel with Molslinjen’s fast ferries across the Kattegat or across the Baltic Sea to Rønne on Bornholm.

With the ferry trip, Kombardo Expressen differs from the other long-distance bus companies in Denmark.

Jun 30
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SpaceX internet for ferries in Denmark

By | 2023 Newsletter week 26 | No Comments

Molslinjen’s ferries must have internet from the SpaceX project, Starlink. An experiment on the fast ferry EXPRESS 3 on the Kattegat has proven to be able to greatly improve the experience with internet on board the ferry.

“Sending land-based internet across the curvature of the earth and out across the water to hit a moving fast ferry at 70km/h has always been a difficult exercise. But we have had Maritim Starlink on EXPRESS 3 in a test which has turned out really well”, explains Molslinjen’s commercial director, Jesper Skovgaard.

The good test means that all the ferries on the Bornholm line will receive internet from the thousands of communication satellites that Elon Musk has sent into orbit in space already during the summer holiday period. Soon after, the remaining fast ferries on the Kattegat also get internet from Starlink.

The routes of the Molslinjen, the Alslinjen, the Samsølinjen and the Langelandslinjen as well as the ferries on the Øresund between Helsingør and Helsingborg do not experience the same challenges, as they sail shorter routes and closer to land.

May 26
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Fyn or ferry?

By | 2023 Newsletter week 21 | No Comments

Molslinjen launched a calculator on their website, where motorists can get an estimate of how much they can save in terms of money and kilometres.

We did the test and imagined a journey from Kolding to Helsingør.

The answer was “We can’t help you save money, but you can save 21 km behind the wheel and enjoy a break on board Molslinjen.”

So, in this case it was cheaper to drive via the island of Fyn.

Apr 21
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Molslinjen interested in Gotlandstrafiken: “We already have the vessels”

By | 2023 Newsletter week 16 | No Comments

Molslinjen will “probably” tender for the Gotland traffic, said CEO Kristian Durhuus  in a radio interview with P4 Gotland [listen to the interview in Swedish]

The Swedish Transport Administration’s procurement documents will be ready in a couple of weeks, and then the shipping company will have to decide.

Danish and Norwegian ferry transportation companies Molslinjen and Torghatten were acquired by EQT Infrastructure in February and March 2021 respectively. ForSea Ferries was acquired later.

Together, they form Nordic Ferry Infrastructure, a pan-Nordic ferry operator with a well-diversified portfolio of over 65 routes operated by over 100 vessels and transporting over 16 million passengers annually.