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With nearly 30,000 departures, a very busy summer is approaching for Molslinjen ferry routes in Denmark. This summer, 57.6% of all departures will be powered by electricity. Therefore, the upcoming high season will be the summer with the highest number of electric ferries in history.
Almost 58% of trips will be made with electricity instead of natural gas or biodiesel during June, July, and August. Last year, the figure was 25%, so in 2026 there will be 131% more trips with electric power.
"We are moving full speed ahead with the green transition, and for us, it is a milestone that this summer we will make more trips with electricity than with diesel," said Carsten Jensen, CEO of Molslinjen, who had announced that all Molslinjen routes would be converted to electric operation by 2030.
Alslinjen and Samsølinjen ferries are operated by fully electric ferries. On the Fanølinjen, the most used of the three ferries runs on electricity. On the Øresundslinjen, three of the four vessels run on electricity, while the Bornholmslinjen, the Langelandslinjen, and the fast ferries on the Kattegat still run on diesel.
In Australia, a mega-catamaran is currently under construction that will usher in an electric future for fast ferries starting in early 2028, when they become operational on the Kattegat.
On the Øresund line, the third of the three high-frequency ferries connecting Helsingør and Helsingborg has just been electrified. Only an older truck vessel still runs on diesel, meaning that during the high season, 95% of departures will be made with renewable electricity.
"We still lack the main routes in Kattegat and Bornholm, where technology is only now making it possible to sail with electricity with large catamarans; but with the other routes, fully or partially electric, we expect to save the climate several thousand tons of CO2 this summer alone," Jensen noted.
It is expected that 5.4 million travelers will make a trip on one of Molslinjen's ferries during the three high-season summer months.
