EQT Infrastructure acquires Molslinjen

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Global investment organization EQT announced that EQT Infrastructure has acquired Molslinjen A/S from a group of shareholders led by Polaris.

Molslinjen is Denmark’s largest passenger ferry company with over 700 employees and 15 vessels serving over eight million people per year across nine routes, including connections to Sweden and Germany.

evenues of around DKK 1.9 billion in 2019.

Over the past decade, Molslinjen has reduced the CO2 emission per transported kg with over 60 percent. In the years to come, the Company will continue to invest in increased decarbonization of its ferry fleet and reduction of fossil fuel dependence. EQT Infrastructure is committed to supporting the Company’s transition to electrified ferries on selected routes and introducing renewable fuel sources for larger vessels.

Moreover, EQT Infrastructure will focus on customer service improvements, such as refitting of the vessel layout, increased departure frequency and higher passenger capacity on popular routes.

FERRY SHIPPING

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Nostalgic Return Of POVL ANKER Will Charm Bornholmers

Molslinjen A/S has a plan for the renovation of the reserve ferry POVL ANKER. By next year the ferry should be repainted in a new scheme, and the passenger areas will be refurbished.
The idea is to bring back the grandeur of POVL ANKER by painting her in the original colours of 1978, when she was delivered. The funnel will wear the Molslinjen logo though, not the DSB black and red colors.
Today, the veteran works as a reserve ferry for the fast ferries on the Bornholm route between Rønne and Ystad. In summer she also carries passengers between Rønne and Sassnitz