Scandlines

Scandlines

Type	Private
Industry	Transport
Founded	1998
Headquarters	Rostock, Germany
Number of locations	about a dozen routes
Area served	Baltic Sea
Services	Ferries
Net income	€70 million (2005)
Total assets	ca. €1,560 million (2007)
Owner(s)	3i Group (50%) Allianz Capital Partners (50%)
Employees	2700
Divisions	Scandlines Deutschland, Scandlines Danmark
Website	www.scandlines.com

A Scandlines ferry traveling from Puttgarden to Rødby: Prinsesse Benedikte

Prins Joachim leaving Rostock (2001)

Scandlines is a major German-Danish ferry operator.

It consists of a parent company, Scandlines AG, and under this parent company a German subsidiary named Scandlines Deutschland GmbH and a Danish subsidiary named Scandlines Danmark A/S. Scandlines as a whole operates 17 lines for passenger and freight in and between Denmark, Germany, Sweden, and the Baltic countries.

Scandlines used to be co-owned by the Danish Ministry of Transportation (50%) and Deutsche Bahn AG (50%), but as of June 2007, it is owned by a consortium consisting of 3i Group of London (40%), Allianz Capital Partners of Munich (40%) and Deutsche Seereederei of Rostock (20%). The consortium bought Scandlines for a total of 1,560 million Euros. On 29 October 2010, the remaining 20% of Scandlines was acquired from Deutsche Seereederei (DSR) Rostock. Now 3i and Allianz both hold 50% of Scandlines. The Scandlines services to Sweden are served in co-operation with Stena Line. Stena Line owns several ships of the Scandlines brand. In June 2012 Stena and Scandlines announced Stena will buy Scandlines Sweden and Baltic services. These will be brought under the Stena Line brand. Scandlines will retain the more passenger focussed Denmark services.

Routes

Scandlines operates nine routes across the Baltic Sea.

Route	Crossing time
Puttgarden - Rødby	45 mins
Helsingør - Helsingborg	20 mins
Rostock - Gedser	1 hr 45 mins
Rostock - Trelleborg	5 hrs 45 mins
Rostock - Hangö	35 hrs
Travemünde - Ventspils	28 hrs 30 mins
Travemünde - Liepāja	28 hrs 30 mins
Trelleborg - Sassnitz	4 hrs
Nynäshamn - Ventspils	11 hrs

Fleet

Scandlines operate a large fleet of RORO vessels.

Name	Built	Tonnage	Passengers	Notes
Ask	1982	13,294 GRT	186	Laid up
Aurora	1982	20,381 GRT	12
Aurora af Helsingborg	1992	11,148 GRT	1250	Owned by Stena Line
Berlin	2012	?	1,500	Due for delivery May 2012, cancelled November 2012
Copenhagen	2012	?	1,500	Due for delivery May 2012, cancelled November 2012
Deutschland	1997	15,187 GRT	1,200
Hamlet	1997	10,067 GRT	1,000	Owned by Stena Line
Holger Danske	1976	2,779 GRT	12	Only dangerous goods
Kronprins Frederik	1981	16,071 GRT	1,082
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	1996	37,987 GRT	600
Merchant	1982	21,195 GRT	12
Prins Joachim	1980	16,071 GRT	977
Prins Richard	1997	14,822 GRT	1,140
Prinsesse Benedikte	1997	14,822 GRT	1,140
Sassnitz	1989	21,154 GRT	875
Schleswig-Holstein	1997	15,187 GRT	1,200
Scottish Viking	2009	26,500 GRT	880
Skåne	1998	42,705 GRT	600	Owned by Stena Line
Trelleborg	1981	20,028 GRT	800	Owned by Stena Line
Tycho Brahe	1991	11,148 GRT	1,250
Urd	1981	13,144 GRT	186
Watling Street	2008	26,904 GRT	830

External links

• Scandlines - Official site

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