Delays at the Turkish shipyard have disrupted Molslinjen’s deployment of two new electric ferries. As a result, ALSLINJEN must wait for its vessel, while SAMSØLINJEN will receive ALSLINJEN’s ferry, NERTHUS, now expected to enter service on June 16, 2025. Until then, FYNSHAV will operate with up to...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/molslinjen-adjusts-ferry-plans-due-to-delays/
Helsingborg, Sweden-headquartered Öresundlinjen, a subsidiary of Denmark’s Molslinjen, is to convert its double ended car ferry MF Hamlet to emissions-free battery operation. The 1967-built vessel, which has a capacity for 1,000 passengers and about 250 cars, operates on the three nautical mile route between Helsingør, Denmark, and Helsingborg, Sweden.
The decision to upgrade the Hamlet has brought Kongsberg Maritime a major contract.
The primary goals of the project include achieving zero...
Molslinjen highlights that August 2024 was a successful month for ferry traffic, thanks to the pleasant late summer weather, which encouraged more Danes to travel by ferry. The Öresund line, connecting Helsingborg and Helsingør, saw a nearly 7% increase in passengers compared to August 2023. The...
Molslinjen, Denmark’s largest domestic ferry operator under Nordic Ferry Infrastructure, is pursuing greener ferry operations by joining the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to help limit global warming. CEO Kristian Durhuus stated that Molslinjen aims to be part of the solution to global...
Danish transport company Molslinjen has confirmed that one of its ferries under its Øresundslinjen (formerly ForSea Ferries) brand will undergo modernisation works that entail replacement of its conventional propulsion system with batteries. Hamlet will be the third ferry in Øresundslinjen fleet to...
https://www.bairdmaritime.com/passenger/ro-pax/molslinjen-ferry-selected-for-battery-retrofit/
A new double-ended Ro-Pax ferry slated for Danish ferry company Molslinjen has been launched into the water for the first time. Nerthus was designed by Danish naval architecture firm OSK-ShipTech in compliance to Bureau Veritas (BV) class rules and Danish flag regulations. Upon completion, the...
2023 has started well for the long-distance bus company Kombardo Expressen, a collaboration between Molslinjen and Herning Turist. From January to June, 376,116 travellers have taken the Kombardo Express buses (=+20% H1 2022) The Kombardo Expressen runs across the country and passengers travel with...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/buses-and-ferries-a-good-combination/
Molslinjen’s ferries must have internet from the SpaceX project, Starlink. An experiment on the fast ferry EXPRESS 3 on the Kattegat has proven to be able to greatly improve the experience with internet on board the ferry. “Sending land-based internet across the curvature of the earth and out...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/spacex-internet-for-ferries-in-denmark/
Austal Philippines has handed over a new catamaran Ro-Pax ferry to Danish operator Molslinjen. A follow-up order to the 109-metre high-speed catamaran Express 4, which wa ..
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Cemre Shipyard starts construction of Molslinjen’s electric ferry
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