The ferry company on the route between Helsingør and Helsingborg is changing its name. The current ForSea will become Øresundlinjen. This is the effect of Molslinjen’s purchase of the Helsingborg-based shipping company in autumn 2022. Molslinjen expects the entire rebranding as well as new paint...
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ForSea is now part of Molslinjen
Molslinjen is now officially the new owner of ForSea, the company which operates between Helsingør and Helsingborg. The announced transaction was recently approved by the competition authorities in Denmark and Sweden, and now the transaction has been completed.
https://ferryshippingnews.com/forsea-is-now-part-of-molslinjen/
New charters for the roro ship ALF POLLAK and MARIA GRAZIA ONORATO
Broker sources report that both the ro-ro ships MARIA GRAZIA ONORATO and ALF POLLAK owned by Siem Ro-Ro and bareboat chartered by Moby-CIN, have been sub-chartered to DFDS for 24 months. Daily rate would be EUR 25,500. The news seems to be confirmed for ALF POLLAK since the ship has started...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/new-charters-for-the-roro-ship-alf-pollak-and-maria-grazia-onorato/
ForSea trade approved
The Danish and Swedish competition authorities have now approved Molslinjen‘s announced purchase of ferry company ForSea.
Breaking News: Molslinjen acquires ForSea
With the support of EQT Infrastructure, Molslinjen A/S has entered into a final agreement to acquire ForSea from Igneo Infrastructure Partners. ForSea is the sole operator of ferries between Helsingør, Denmark and Helsingborg, Sweden, providing ferry services via a single ferry route strategically...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/breaking-news-molslinjen-acquires-forsea-t-of-the-cldn-family/
ForSea had a record weekend
A total of 135,000 people travelled with ForSea in the period Wednesday-Sunday 25-29 May (Ascencion) “It is with pleasure that we can state that we are breaking the record from 2017. It becomes clear to us that the offer on board and the voyage itself is really appreciated by our passengers,” says...
ForSea publishes its 2021 Sustainability Report: 70% reduction in CO2 footprint by end of 2022
Some highlights: 70% reduction of CO2 emissions by the end of 2022. During 2021, AURORA made 92.5% of its crossings on battery power. CO2 emissions were slashed by 54% (20,500 tonnes) compared with the baseline year of 2016. 42% reduction in energy use compared with the baseline year of 2016 and...
The Ferry Shipping New team visits ForSea
We did a few crossings between Sweden and Denmark, on the battery-powered ferry AURORA AF HELSINGBORG. In this short video, senior chief engineer Christian Andersson explains how the ship is being charged in five minutes, for a crossing of 20 minutes.
https://ferryshippingnews.com/the-ferry-shipping-new-team-visits-forsea/
ForSea: Increase in traffic despite pandemic
Throughout 2021, ForSea has sailed between Helsingborg-Helsingör according to the normal timetable regardless of the pandemic’s. Freight traffic trends +8.5% freight compared to 2020 +3.5% freight compared to 2019 This can be seen as an effect of changed consumption patterns, as more and more...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/forsea-increase-in-traffic-despite-pandemic/