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Oct 11
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Torghatten Wins Major Ferry Contract in Sweden

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Torghatten has secured a significant contract to operate four ferry routes in Gothenburg’s archipelago, serving commuters, schoolchildren, and residents.

The contract, starting in 2027, will run for 15 years and involve eight vessels, including five new fully electric ferries.

The move is part of Torghatten’s strategy to reduce its carbon footprint, with 90% of the fleet being hybridised. This milestone strengthens Torghatten’s presence in Sweden, following its recent success in Stockholm and Strömstad.

For more details, visit Torghatten.

Sep 15
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Torghatten ordered four more ferries

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The Norwegian Ship Design Company announced that they have signed a comprehensive design and engineering contract for two electric ferries to be built at Özata Shipyard in Turkey for customer Torghatten Nord. 

Özata, Turkey:  

2x 76.85m long, 202 passengers and 60 vehicles. 

Battery capacity 1,960 kWh.
Festvåg – Misten route, connecting the road between Bodø and Kjerringøy. 

Source: Linkedin 

Torghatten and Oma Baatbyggeri signed on 28 August 2024 an agreement for the construction of two new electrically operated aluminium ferries.  

The ferries will be built by Stord based Oma Baatbyggeri and will be delivered to Torghatten in Q4 2025.  

OMA, Norway 

2x 49m long, 95 passengers and 28 cars.  

These new electrical ferries will operate between Korsfjord and Nyvoll and between Klokkarøy and Kjerringholmen. 

Source: OMA 

Jun 14
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Danish shipyard secures order for an electric ferry for Torghatten

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Hvide Sande Shipyard in Denmark has secured the contract for a ferry, capable of carrying 30 cars and 149 passengers.

The ferry will operate for Torghatten on the Bellvik-Vengsøy and Musvær-Mjølvik-Risøy routes in the open sea northwest of Kvaløy, outside Tromsø.

The delivery date for the new build, number 158, is 31 March 2026.

Equipped with a nearly 4 megawatt-hour battery pack—four times larger than previous builds at the yard—the NSD 30CFc design is by The Norwegian Ship Design Company.

The hull is being constructed at Montex Shipyard in Poland, expected to be delivered in summer 2025, followed by outfitting in Denmark.

Aug 19
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Stockholm: Torghatten and Zeabuz enter into cooperation for an electric, autonomous city ferry in 2023

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Ferry company Torghatten and the autonomy supplier Zeabuz are launching a new ferry line in the middle of Stockholm from 2023. The ferry will be electric and self-propelled, and is a first step towards exploiting the enormous potential for waterborne mobility both in Stockholm and in other big cities.

  • A new, self-propelled passenger ferry will be operated in Stockholm from 2023
  • The line will run in central Stockholm, between Södermalm and Kungsholmen, with up to 120 trips per day
  • The ferry will take around 25 passengers and have an operator on board in the first phase
  • The ferry will be designed and built in Norway
  • Torghatten operates the service, while Zeabuz supplies the autonomous technology
  • Torghatten was founded in 1878 and is Zeabuz’s largest investor
Apr 21
4

NIB finances EQT-backed Molslinjen and Torghattens’ sustainability transformation in Denmark and Norway

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NIB has signed a 7-year loan agreement with a EQT owned company to finance capital expenditures relating to electric ferries operated by Molslinjen A/S in Denmark and Torghatten AS in Norway.

The EUR 84.71 million loan, which is fully eligible to be funded by NIB Environmental Bond proceeds, will be key in realising EQT Infrastructure’s ferry capital expenditure programme during 2021-2026.

EQT Infrastructure is combining the two leading ferry companies, Molslinjen and Torghatten, under one common holding vehicle to establish a pan-Nordic floating bridge and island-to-mainland transportation infrastructure champion. The combined entity will become the leading maritime transportation company located in one of the most attractive and creditworthy regions, with a strong and resilient financial profile underpinned by robust cash flow visibility and a highly diversified route and contract portfolio.

Source: NIB
Previous post Refinancing of Torghatten and Molslinjen (April 7)
Apr 07
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Refinancing of Torghatten and Molslinjen

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Norway’s investment bank ‘DNB Markets’ said in a LinkedIn post that it acted as Debt Advisor in the NOK 14.3 billion Sustainability-Linked Joint Refinancing of Torghatten and Molslinjen on behalf of EQT Infrastructure.

EQT Infrastructure is combining the two leading ferry companies, Molslinjen and Torghatten, under one common holding vehicle to establish a pan-Nordic “floating bridge” and “island-to-mainland” transportation infrastructure champion.

“The combined entity will become the leading maritime transportation company located in one of the most attractive and creditworthy regions, with a strong and resilient financial profile underpinned by robust cash flow visibility and a highly diversified route and contract portfolio,” says DNB Markets.

May 20
2

IN THE MEDIA

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EQT, Molslinjen’s Private Equity Fund Owner Considers Merger With Torghatten

Last year EQT announced the purchase of Danish Molslinjen and a few weeks later Norwegian Torghatten.

The Swedish private equity fund will create a leading ferry company in the Nordic region and is ready to invest several billions of kroner.

The plans may include a merger between Molslinjen and Torghatten, the partner told ShippingWatch.

Source: Shipping Watch / Mobility Watch (in Danish)
Aug 23
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One More Ferry For Torghatten

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Torghatten Group has ordered a near sister to 2017 Fiskerstrand built HORNSTIND for its Torghatten Nord brand. The vessel will be built by the Turkish Sefine Shipyard.

To be named HEILHORN, the new Multi-Maritime-designed vessel will have a similar capacity as HORNSTIND. Expected in 2020.

May 17
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Torghatten Gets New Ferry Contracts

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Torghatten Trafikkselskap has won ferry contracts in Nordland, Norway, worth over NOK 400 million.The three-year contracts concern the ferry connections Vennesund-Holm, Horn-Andalsvåg, Horn-Igerøy and Igerøy-Tjøtta. Torghatten is going to order a new ferry and rebuild TORGHATTEN, the existing ferry. Both will be diesel-electric hybrid, although this was not a tender requirement.
Who is going to build the new vessel has not been decided yet.

Source: Skipsrevyen (in Norwegian)

Photo: LMG Marin

Mar 15
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Torghatten is ready for the new concessions and the new ferries

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Torghatten, the Norwegian group with ferry, bus and air transport (Widerœ) has published the 2017 report.
January 2017 was the start of a new 10-year licensing period for the Horten – Moss route. Traffic development has been good, and all three new ferries have worked without major operational interruptions.
In Helgeland, a new plug-in hybrid ferry was delivered for the Tjøtta – Forvik route.
The group has won two major contracts, which start on 1 January 2019.
These are the ferry connections Halhjem – Sandvikvåg (E39, Hordaland) and Flakk – Rørvik (Trøndelag). Torhatten has 7 ferries under construction for these connections.
Torghatten also signed a contract for the continuation of the operations on Bognes -Scarberget and Drag – Kjøpsvik for the period 2018 to 2021. Here the ferries are upgraded to plug-in hybrid systems.

Key figures for the 2017 (2016) results, including air, ferry and buses:
Revenue NOK 9,740 million (9,386)
EBITDA NOK 1,314 million (1,345)
EBIT NOK 625 million (733)
Result before tax (EBT) 558 million (590)
Result after tax 468 million (448)

Five ferries are built in Turkey, with a gas-electric propulsion plant including a battery pack, and two are being built in Norway, also with gas-electric proplusion.