Scandlines

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

Scandlines is a ferry operator owned by the private 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.

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

Scandlines operates three routes across the Baltic Sea.


Route	Crossing time
Puttgarden–Rødby	45 mins
HH Ferry route between Helsingør and Helsingborg	20 mins
Rostock–Gedser	1 hr 45 mins

Fleet

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


Name	Built	Tonnage	Passengers	Notes
Aurora	1982	20,381 GRT	12	operated by HH Ferries
Berlin	2016	22,319	1,500	hybrid ferry; Gedser–Rostock
Copenhagen	2016	22,319	1,500	hybrid ferry; Gedser–Rostock
Deutschland	1997	15,187 GRT	1,200	hybrid ferry; Rødby–Puttgarden
Holger Danske	1976	2,779 GRT	12	only dangerous goods
Kronprins Frederik	1981	16,071 GRT	1,082	only freight
Prins Richard	1997	14,822 GRT	1,140	hybrid ferry; Rødby–Puttgarden
Prinsesse Benedikte	1997	14,822 GRT	1,140	hybrid ferry; Rødby–Puttgarden
Schleswig-Holstein	1997	15,187 GRT	1,200	hybrid ferry; Rødby–Puttgarden
Tycho Brahe	1991	11,148 GRT	1,250	operated by HH Ferries