(previously ) is a Danish company that operates ferry services between Jutland and Zealand, and also services to Bornholm. In March 2017, the division operating the routes in the Kattegat was renamed Molslinjen.
History Mols-Linien was formed by DFDS in 1964 sailings commenced on 18 May 1966.
A downturn in traffic following the 1973 oil crisis led Mols-Linien into a pooling agreement with rival Grenaa-Hundested Linien in 1979.
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 terminate the Kalundborg – Aarhus route and sell the two vessels operating the route.
Mols-Linien terminated the Aarhus – Kalundborg route on 15 September 2011. Thereafter the route was operated by Kattegatruten until October 2013 and then suspended.
In 2016 Mols-Linien won a 10-year public tender to operate ferry services to Bornholm, and operations started in September 2018 under the name Bornholmslinjen. In 2017, the routes in the Kattegat operated under the new name Molslinjen.
In 2018, the ferry routes of Alslinjen, Langelandslinjen, Samsølinjen and Fanølinjen became part of Molslinjen with the acquisition of Danske Færger.Ferry Shipping News. Molslinjen Buys Danske Færger. Retrieved 22 January 2023 The Swedish private equity company EQT bought the Danish shipping company Molslinjen in December 2020 from Kapitalfonden Polaris, who had owned it since 2015. It was merged into a common holding company, Nordic Ferry Infrastructure, wiht Norwegian ferry operator Torghatten. In January 2023, the Danish and Swedish competition regulators approved the sale of ForSea Ferries to Molslinjen for an undisclosed sum.Sjöfartstidningen. Molslinjen får grönt ljus för köpet av ForSea. Retrieved 19 January 2023
In 2025, the company ordered three battery-electric Incat catamarans for the Kattegat route in 2028.
Fleet Molslinjen catamarans + Image Name Built Enterered service Gross Tonnage Notes Express 2 2013 2013 Built by Incat in Tasmania, Australia Express 3 2017 2017 Built by Incat, first sailed April 2017 Express 4 2018 2018 Built by Austal in Western Australia. Austal ships do not have the centre bow that characterises the previous solely Incat built catamarans.
Bornholms-linjen + Image Name Built Enterered service Gross Tonnage Notes Express 1 2009 2012 Built by Incat Hammershus 2018 2018 Operates on Rønne–Køge and Rønne–Sassnitz routes Povl Anker 1978 2016 Operates on Rønne–Køge and Rønne–Sassnitz routes Express 5 2022 2023 13,448 GTBuilt by Austal, cost €83.7 million. Carries 1,610 passengers and 450 cars.
Øresundslinjen + Image Name Built Enterered service Gross Tonnage NotesM/F Tycho Brahe1991201811.148 GT1250 passengers Battery-electricM/F Aurora af Helsingborg1992201811.148 GT1250 passengers Battery-electricM/F Hamlet199710.067 GT1000 passengers Battery-electricM/F Mercandia IV19894.296 GT400 passengers Replacement & Freight
Langelandslinjen + Image Name Built Enterered service Gross Tonnage Notes M/F Langeland 2012 2012 4.500 M/F Lolland 2012 2012 4.500
Fanølinjen + Image Name Built Enterered service Gross Tonnage Notes M/F Menja 1998 1998751 runs on HVO Diesel M/F Fenja 1998 1998751 runs on HVO Diesel E/F Grotte 2021 2022925Battery-electric
Samsølinjen + Image Name Built Enterered service Gross Tonnage Notes M/F Tyrfing 20252026 4.318 GT battery-electric launched in October 2024
Alslinjen + Image Name Built Enterered service Gross Tonnage Notes M/F Nerthus 2025 2025 4.318 GT Battery-electric
Former Ships + Image Name Built Enterered service Gross Tonnage Notes Max Mols 1998 1999 Sold in 2024 Samsø 2009 2014 4.630Sold in 2025 Fynshav 1998 20153.380 Sold in 2026M/F Frigg Sydfyen 198420151.676 to scrapped in Grenaahttps://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:153498
Routes
As of February 2023, Molslinjen operates the following routes around Denmark and surrounding countries, under a multitude of brand names: Molslinjen Odden – Ebeltoft (55 mins) Odden – Aarhus (1 hr 20 mins) Bornholmslinjen Rønne – Ystad (1 hr 20 mins) Rønne – Sassnitz (3 hr 20 mins) Rønne – Køge (5 hr 30 mins) Øresundslinjen Helsingør - Helsingborg (20min) Samsølinjen Kalundborg – Ballen (Samsø) (1 hr 30 mins) Alslinjen Bøjden (Funen) – Fynshav (Als) (50 mins) Langelandslinjen Spodsbjerg – Tårs (Lolland Municipality) (45 mins) Fanølinjen Esbjerg – Nordby (12 mins)
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