HH-Ferries
Encyclopedia
HH-Ferries is a shipping company. The company has ferries on the Helsingør - Helsingborg
route (hence the name). Two ships are sailing the route: Mercandia IV and Mercandia VIII. HH-Ferries was established in 1996 under the name "Sundbroen" ("The Sound Bridge") by the Danish shipowner Per Henriksen. It was sold in 1997 and changed name to HH-Ferries. In 2001 the company was sold again, this time to the Swedish business group Stena. HH-Ferries has around 230 employees, both Danish and Swedish. The company is in competition with Scandlines
for the route.
Helsingborg
Helsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city...
route (hence the name). Two ships are sailing the route: Mercandia IV and Mercandia VIII. HH-Ferries was established in 1996 under the name "Sundbroen" ("The Sound Bridge") by the Danish shipowner Per Henriksen. It was sold in 1997 and changed name to HH-Ferries. In 2001 the company was sold again, this time to the Swedish business group Stena. HH-Ferries has around 230 employees, both Danish and Swedish. The company is in competition with Scandlines
Scandlines
Scandlines is a major German-Danish ferry operator.It consists of a parent company, Scandlines AG, and under this parent company a German subsidiary named Scandlines Deutschland GmbH and a Danish subsidiary named Scandlines Danmark A/S...
for the route.
Fleet
HH-Ferries operates two vessels.| Name | Built | Tonnage | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercandia IV | 1989 | 4,296 GRT | 400 | |
| Mercandia VIII | 1987 | 4,296 GRT | 400 |
Mercandia IV
faergelejet.dk ferry-site.dk skip-siden.com- faergejournalen.dk (with somewhat detailed history)