The Small Islands Ferry Companies Association

The Small Islands Ferry Companies is an association of island and ‘short cut’ ferries in Denmark. The association was founded in 1988. The Associations’ ferries mainly serve the smaller island communities, as well as maintaining fjord crossings, for example across Limfjorden, Randers fjord, Alssund and Isefjorden.

Many of the ferries are run by local councils as companies such as public limited companies, private limited companies etc. There are some privately owned routes. Altogether approximately 37 ferry companies are members of the Association.

The Association represents shipping companies with ferries of various sizes ranging from pure passenger ships to car ferries with space for only two cars to the largest with space for up to 30 cars. The ferries have varying journey times, from as little as 2 minutes to as much as 2 1/2 hours for the longest routes. The Association’s shipping companies employ approx. 360 staff.