Mols-Linien

Mols-Linien

Fjord line logo
Type	Public (OMX: 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

File:Mols-linien route map.svg

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.

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 close the Kalundborg - Aarhus route and sell the two vessels operating the route.

Mols-Linien closed the Aarhus - Kalundborg route on 15 September 2011. Thereafter the route was operated by Kattegatruten until October 2013 an 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 GT	Scrapped at Frederikshavn, February 2014

Routes

Mols-Linien operates two routes across the Kattegat.

• Odden - Ebeltoft (55 mins)
• Odden - Aarhus (1 hr 15 mins)

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

Gallery

• MaiMols-2009.jpg

  Mai Mols ar speed

• Odden Faergehavn.jpg

  Mai Mols leaving Odden

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  Max Mols