Danske Færger Explained

Danske Færger
Former Name:	Nordic Ferry Services
Foundation:	2008
Location:	Rønne, Denmark
Area Served:	Denmark
Key People:	John Steen-Mikkelsen, CEO Per Gullestrup, Chairman
Services:	Passenger transportation Freight transportation
Homepage:	færgen.dk

Danske Færger (English. Danish Ferries), styled as Færgen (English: The Ferry) was a Danish ferry company. It was created on 1 October 2011 through the merger of Bornholmstrafikken and Scandlines' internal Danish activities. The company was a 50/50 partnership between the Danish state and Clipper Group.^[1] The company was first formed in April 2008 as Nordic Ferry Services.^[2] In 2018 Danske Færger was sold to Molslinjen.^[3]

Routes

As of 2001, the company operated eight routes:

• • • AlsFærgen (Bøjden – Fynshav)
    • BornholmerFærgen (Ystad – Rønne)
  • (Køge – Rønne)
  • (Sassnitz D – Rønne)
    • FanøFærgen (Esbjerg – Nordby)
    • LangelandsFærgen (Spodsbjerg – Tårs)
    • SamsøFærgen (Kalundborg – Kolby Kås)
  • (Sælvig – Hou)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gasværket. AOK. 2010-01-04. 2009-12-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20091221075107/http://www.aok.dk/teater/gasvaerket. dead.
2. Web site: Nordic Ferry Services launched in Denmark Scandlines sells domestic routes in Denmark. Ferrylines.com. March 2008. 26 June 2014. 19 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140719163438/http://www.ferrylines.com/en/archive/archive-list/details/artikel/nordic-ferry-services-launched-in-denmark-scandlines-sells-domestic-routes-in-denmark/. dead.
3. https://ferryshippingnews.com/molslinjen-buys-danske-faerger/ Ferry Shipping News. Molslinjen Buys Danske Færger.