The German-Danish shipping lines Scandlines AG offers more than 300 departures a day on 14 ferry routes between Germany, Denmark and Sweden, as well as to the Baltic States. Holidaymakers and business travellers can find all they need to know about these services in the easy-to-understand 2005 schedule now available.

At a meeting held on 15 December 2004, the Supervisory Board of Scandlines AG decided to discontinue the Rostock-Helsinki cargo route as from 31 December 2004.

Scandlines also to take over sales and marketing for the Sassnitz-Rønne line in Germany from 2005.

On Sunday, 31 October 2004, the ferry vessel “Rügen” will be setting course from Sassnitz to the Danish island of Bornholm for the last time.

The Rostock-Gedser ferry route has been an important link between the metropolises of Berlin and Copenhagen for 100 year

The tri-national cultural project entitled “Urban Art Stories” is bringing the booming regions of Berlin and Copenhagen/Malmö even closer together.

Scandlines will be presenting its range of services for rail operators at the world’s most important trade fair for rail transport technology being held in Berlin from 21 - 24 September 2004.

Scandlines shipping company will not be resuming ferry traffic on the Sassnitz -Rønne (island of Bornholm) line after the winter break.
This means that the ferry vessel “Rügen” will make its final crossing between the two ports at the end of the summer schedule on 31 October 2004.

From 8 October 2004, Scandlines will be increasing departure frequencies on the Rostock-Helsinki line by 50% for its cargo customers / consolidation of the Rostock port location as a transport nerve centre in the Scandlines route network

Extensive refit of the ferries serving the Rostock–Gedser route to commence on Monday, 16 August 2004 / Service to continue with small schedule restrictions

The German-Danish Scandlines shipping company continued to maintain its market share in the overall Baltic Sea ferry traffic sector in the first half of 2004 and further expanded its position in a number of segments. A total of 492,722 trucks (+7.8 %), 1,843,608 cars (+10.5 %), 8,951,001 passengers (+5.5 %), 41,228 buses/coaches (-3.6 %) and 56,140 railcars (+4.5 %) were carried on the Scandlines AG routes over the first six months of this year.

Jubilee tickets from 5 –11 July 2004 for a trial cruise at € 9.50 per person / festival week in Sassnitz with an exhibition as well as a stage show and special postmark on 10 July 2004

The FS “Mecklenburg-Vorpommern” and the FS “Skåne” belonging to the Swedish partner, Scandlines AB, now carry 300,000 passengers and more than 110,000 trucks and trailers per year / cargo volume on the line quadrupled in 10 years.

Additional car decks on all four ferries and optimised port logistics increase maximum capacity by up to 25%

With sales of €447 million and a profit of €64, Scandlines AG has once again attained a satisfactory result.

The shortest direct ferry link between Germany and Sweden, the Royal Line from Sassnitz to Trelleborg, looks back on a varied history

The most easterly port in Germany provides the shortest ferry crossings from German to Sweden, Bornholm and the Baltic States / Border Shop attracts eager shoppers

The port on the Island of Rügen provides modern infrastructure, good accessibility for cars and trucks coming from Berlin or Hamburg / Scandlines Border Shop attracts eager shoppers

 At its meeting held on 12 March 2004, the Supervisory Board of Scandlines AG appointed Uwe Bakosch (45) as the new Chief Financial Officer of the shipping line group.

The German-Danish shipping company, Scandlines, already offers four for passenger-routes from Germany and Sweden to the tourist attractions of Lithuania and Latvia.

The Kurshskiy Zaliv lagoon and the revered Hanseatic cities of Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius were among the most popular destinations for visitors to the Baltic region up to the beginning of World War II. After 1945, the Baltic States of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, which then belonged to the Soviet Union, were quite close for most tourists but nonetheless inaccessible.

At its meeting held today, the Supervisory Board of Scandlines AG decided to appoint Peter Grønlund (49) as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Scandlines

The FS “Urd” carried almost 16,500 trucks and trailers in 2003 / Scandlines strategy plans further expansion of routes to the Baltic States and Finland

On 4 February 2004, Scandlines AG will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its Rostock–Liepaja ferry route with new record numbers. Last year, the German-Danish shipping line carried a total of 16,496 trucks and trailers plus 18,266 passengers on the ferry crossing, which was opened as a cargo link. This represents 26.8 % more cargo units than in the previous year.

The year 2003 spelled out renewed success for transport developments on the ferry lines operated by the Scandlines shipping company, with the excellent results attained in 2002 improved upon yet again in almost all traffic segments. All in all, the German-Danish shipping group carried a total of 19,962,055 passengers, 4,002,282 cars, 916,295 trucks and trailers, 90,950 buses/coaches, plus 107,416 railcars on its 17 routes in the triangle between Germany, Denmark and Sweden as well as to the Baltic States and Finland.

New hanging decks on the Vogelflug ferries between Puttgarden and Rødby increase capacity by 25 % / shorter crossing times on the Rostock–Gedser route thanks to new engines from 2005 / prices stable for 2004

Increased car capacity on the most popular of the Scandlines routes between Puttgarden and Rødby plus higher capacities and shorter crossing times from Rostock to Gedser thanks to the most modern engines – these are the latest innovations planned by the German-Danish shipping company for 2004.