Scandlines
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Scandlines is a ferry company that operates the Rødby–Puttgarden and Gedser–Rostock ferry routes between Denmark and Germany.
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Transport |
Founded | 1998 |
Headquarters | , Denmark |
Number of locations | Two routes |
Area served | Baltic Sea |
Services | Ferries |
477 million EUR (2018) | |
Owner | First Sentier Investors Hermes Investment Management 3i |
Subsidiaries | Scandlines Deutschland, Scandlines Danmark |
Website | Official website |
Scandlines owns 7 ferries, 6 of which are hybrid ferries, making Scandlines the owner of the world's largest fleet of hybrid ferries.[1]
In a normal year, Scandlines has over 41,500 departures, 7 million passengers, 1.7 million passenger cars and approx. 700,000 freight units on its two routes.
Scandlines has two subsidiaries, Scandlines Danmark ApS and Scandlines Deutschland GmbH, which operate in the two main countries.
Scandlines expects to continue operating on the Rødby–Puttgarden route despite the planned completion of the Fehmarn Belt tunnel in 2029.[2]