Mols-Linien

Mols-Linien
Public (Nasdaq Copenhagen: MOLS)
Founded 1964
Headquarters Ebeltoft, Denmark
Area served
 Denmark
Key people
 Søren Jespersen, MD
Frantz Palludan, Chairman
Services Passenger transportation, Freight transportation
Website www.mols-linien.dk
Mols-Linien routes

Mols-Linien is a Danish company that operates ferry services between the Jutland (Jylland) and the island of Zealand (Sjælland).

History

Mols-Linien was formed by DFDS in 1964 sailings commenced on 18 May 1966.[1]

A downturn in traffic following the 1973 oil crisis led Mols-Linien into a pooling agreement with rival Grenaa-Hundested Linien in 1979.[2]

In 1984 DFDS sold Mols-Linien and Grenaa-Hundested Linien to J. Lauritzen A/S. The company was sold 4 years later to Danish investment company DIFKO.

In 1999 Mols-Linien merged with Scandlines subsidiary Cat-Link.

Scandlines sold its holding to the Clipper Group in 2008.

In July 2011 Mols-Linien announced it was to close the Kalundborg - Aarhus route and sell the two vessels operating the route.[3]

Mols-Linien closed the Aarhus - Kalundborg route on 15 September 2011. Thereafter the route was operated by Kattegatruten until October 2013 and then suspended.

Fleet

Mols-Linen operates a fleet of three high speed ferries.

Name Built Enterered service Tonnage Notes
KatExpress 3 2017 2017
KatExpress 2 2013 2013 10,503 GT
KatExpress 1 2009 2012 10,503 GT
Max Mols 1998 1999 5,617 GT
Mai Mols 1996 1996 3,971 GT
Mie Mols 1996 1996 3,971 GTScrapped at Frederikshavn, February 2014 [4]

Routes

Mols-Linien operates two routes across the Kattegat.

On the trip between Århus and Odden, you can see the island Samsø and the Jutland peninsula Helgenæs.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.faergejournalen.dk/Mols_Linien/Mols_Hist.html
  2. ↑ http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/MolsLine.html
  3. ↑ http://uk.reuters.com/business/quotes/MOLS.CO/key-developments/article/2358059
  4. ↑ http://www.kanalfrederikshavn.dk/vis/nyhed/mie-mols-og-soesterskibet-maj-maa-nu-lade-livet
  5. ↑ "Route Schedule(Danish)". Mols-linien. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Route Schedule(Danish)". Mols-linien. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
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