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Color Line. Danmark A/S

Public limited companyCVR 45107728HirtshalsActive

Color Line. Danmark A/S is a public limited company, based in Hirtshals, active in sea and coastal passenger water transport, founded in 1958. Net profit rose 37% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 5.6m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 7 of 34 companies in the industry in the database. Operations are spread over 5 production units.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 870.1m−1.2% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 5.6m+36.8% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 63.4m+9.6% vs. 2024
Employees188latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit fell 3% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 96.1m.
  • Revenue fell 1% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 870.1m.
  • Net profit rose 37% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 5.6m.
  • Equity rose 10% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 63.4m.

Employees

  • 11 more employees than a year earlier: 188 (07/2026) against 177 (07/2025).

Calculated from the latest two annual reports in sequence and from registrations in CVR. A figure that is missing in either year gives no line, and we derive no figures.

Financial statements

Financial years 2020–2025 · amounts in DKK thousand

Equity and net profit

−DKK 10mDKK 0DKK 10mDKK 20mDKK 30mDKK 40mDKK 50mDKK 60m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Color Line. Danmark A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue317,629348,475840,349841,075880,705870,107−1.2%
Gross profit66,93558,15578,34498,02999,30696,052−3.3%
Operating profit (EBIT)−7,181−5,621−29812,25112,0049,125−24%
Profit before tax−10,714−9,170−4,3125,6445,2297,202+37.7%
Net profit−8,801−7,637−3,6274,3834,0735,573+36.8%
Total assets193,183212,367232,328225,924226,720193,746−14.5%
Equity60,66553,02849,40153,78557,85863,431+9.6%
Liabilities130,406159,244182,184170,097168,710130,316−22.8%
Cash and cash equivalents7,0088,11210,69525,38060,08229,404−51.1%
Average number of employees137109134140138133−3.6%

Source: annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority (XBRL). Figures for the company (not the group); change is the latest year against the year before. “–” means the figure is not stated in the annual report.

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Gross profitMedian, the industry (36 companies)

Annual reports

6 financial years
Annual reports for Color Line. Danmark A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202506/05/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202428/05/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202303/06/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202215/06/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202103/06/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202010/05/2021The companyPDFXBRL

The figures from all the annual reports are shown on this page. The documents themselves (PDF and XBRL, the machine-readable edition) are downloaded with a Pro account: sign in or create a free account, and then choose Pro. XBRL is the edition the figures on the page are read from.

Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

36 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in sea and coastal passenger water transport based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 96.1mNo. 7 of 34
Better than 82% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 63.4mNo. 12 of 36
Better than 69% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees188No. 10 of 36
Better than 74% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 2.3m, net profit DKK 246k, equity DKK 1.8m, 8 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 726kDKK 5.3mDKK 38.2mDKK 143.2mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 33 companies in the industry (latest financial year, logarithmic scale). Amber bar: where this company sits.

Compared with similar companies

size, age and company form
Rank among similar companies
GroupGross profitEquity
Companies with 50–199 employees4,467 companies in the comparison
No. 731of 4,412
Better than 83%
No. 1,003of 4,466
Better than 78%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 879of 10,152
Better than 91%
No. 1,723of 10,275
Better than 83%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 1,648of 17,786
Better than 91%
No. 3,064of 18,024
Better than 83%

The rank is calculated among companies in the database with a figure for the latest financial year, and is shown only for groups of at least ten companies.

Compare with the industry

Sea and coastal passenger water transport
Gross profit
  1. Color Line. Danmark A/SDKK 96.1m
  2. Øresundslinjen Helsingør ApSDKK 277.2m
  3. C-bed Holding A/SDKK 228.5m
Net profit
  1. Color Line. Danmark A/SDKK 5.6m
  2. Øresundslinjen Helsingør ApSDKK 123.3m
  3. C-bed Holding A/SDKK 125.1m
Equity
  1. Color Line. Danmark A/SDKK 63.4m
  2. Øresundslinjen Helsingør ApSDKK 660m
  3. C-bed Holding A/SDKK 662.1m
Employees
  1. Color Line. Danmark A/S188
  2. Øresundslinjen Helsingør ApS47
  3. C-bed Holding A/S7

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Color Line Transport A/S100%
Color Line. Danmark A/S

Management

5 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Color Line. Danmark A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Thomas GudbjergCEO30/05/2024

Board of directors

Board of directors at Color Line. Danmark A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Trond Hans KleivdalChair of the board08/06/2000
Mette KrabberødBoard member01/09/2008
Thomas GudbjergBoard member01/12/2014
Marianne Loe BorchgrevinkBoard member01/02/2024
Former management (33)
Former management at Color Line. Danmark A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Bent HalbyeDeputy chair20/11/195813/03/1991
Tom BringsværdBoard member20/11/195813/03/1991
Tom BringsværdDirector20/11/195813/03/1991
Niels Jørgen AndersenBoard member20/11/195827/11/2006
Lars Henrik JohansenDirector20/11/195823/05/1990
Casper MoltkeBoard member20/11/195813/03/1991
Knud StørupBoard member20/11/195819/10/2004
Knud Bjarne RasmussenBoard member20/11/195813/03/1991
Erik Frede BirchDirector20/11/195828/07/1992
Ove Arne AndersenDirector20/11/195801/11/1996
Birger ThorsenChair of the board20/11/195830/01/1990
Finn HansenBoard member20/11/195818/11/1988
Anette Sofie OlsenChair of the board20/11/195813/03/1991
Per LauvstadBoard member20/11/195817/04/1989
Jan ZachariassenBoard member20/11/195828/05/1990
Jon Erik NygaardBoard member20/11/195825/03/1998
Jan WalleBoard member20/11/195805/03/1997
Jan WalleDirector20/11/195827/08/1992
Erik EngebretsenBoard member20/11/195801/11/1996
Jakob JensenCEO01/11/199631/12/2008
Lars KleivanBoard member01/11/199623/09/1998
Reidar FuglestadBoard member05/03/199719/11/1999
Knut HalsBoard member05/03/199708/10/1997
Ove Johan SolemBoard member08/10/199719/11/1999
Knut Christian HalsBoard member23/09/199801/09/2008
Elisabeth AnspachBoard member22/03/200029/05/2002
Trygve SigersetBoard member06/07/200019/09/2001
Terje MarcussenBoard member23/11/200130/05/2007
Laila ValdalBoard member01/01/200529/05/2009
Pål Heldrup RasmussenBoard member19/09/200701/12/2014
Henrik RennebergCEO01/01/200930/05/2024
Odd GrønbergBoard member29/05/200901/12/2014
Frode HansenBoard member01/12/201401/02/2023

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af bestyrelsens formand alene, af en direktør i forening med et bestyrelsesmedlem eller af to medlemmer af bestyrelsen i forening.

Address and production units

5 active production units

Norgeskajen 2
9850 Hirtshals

Hjørring Municipality · Postcode 9850

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Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
COLOR LINE DANMARK A/SNorgeskajen 2, 9850 Hirtshals901003083651
COLOR LINE DANMARK A/SNiels Juelsvej 45, 9850 Hirtshals551003083663
Color Line CargoDalsagervej 5, 9850 Hirtshals391027804450
COLOR LINE DANMARK A/SSindalvej 14, 9850 Hirtshals161005081036
Color Line Danmark A/SNiels Juelsvej 2, 9850 Hirtshals–1028683738

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at drive fabrikation, handel, skibsfart, rederivirksomhed samt anden dermed i forbindelse stående virksomhed samt foretage kapitalanbringelse

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

88 registered events
20261 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2025 published
20251 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2024 published
20244 changesaccounts 1 · management 3
  • Annual report for 2023 published
  • Thomas Gudbjerg appointed ceo
  • Henrik Renneberg stepped down as ceo
  • Marianne Loe Borchgrevink appointed board member
20233 changesaddress 1 · accounts 1 · management 1
  • Moved to Norgeskajen 2, 9850 Hirtshals
  • Annual report for 2022 published
  • Frode Hansen stepped down as board member
20221 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20144 changesmanagement 4
  • Frode Hansen appointed board member
  • Thomas Gudbjerg appointed board member
  • Odd Grønberg stepped down as board member
  • Pål Heldrup Rasmussen stepped down as board member
20093 changesmanagement 3
  • Odd Grønberg appointed board member
  • Laila Valdal stepped down as board member
  • Henrik Renneberg appointed ceo
20084 changesmanagement 3 · industry 1
  • Jakob Jensen stepped down as ceo
  • Mette Krabberød appointed board member
  • Knut Christian Hals stepped down as board member
  • Industry changed to Sea and coastal passenger water transport (501000)
20076 changesmanagement 2 · ownership 3 · address 1
  • Pål Heldrup Rasmussen appointed board member
  • Terje Marcussen stepped down as board member
  • Olav Nils Sunde registered as owner (100%)
  • Olav Nils Sunde is no longer registered as owner
  • Color Line Transport A/S registered as owner (100%)
  • Moved to Norgeskajen 2, 9850 Hirtshals
20061 changemanagement 1
  • Niels Jørgen Andersen stepped down as board member
20051 changemanagement 1
  • Laila Valdal appointed board member
20041 changemanagement 1
  • Knud Størup stepped down as board member
20021 changemanagement 1
  • Elisabeth Anspach stepped down as board member
20012 changesmanagement 2
  • Terje Marcussen appointed board member
  • Trygve Sigerset stepped down as board member
20004 changescapital 1 · management 3
  • Share capital changed from 1,000,000 DKK to 5,000,000 DKK
  • Trygve Sigerset appointed board member
  • Trond Hans Kleivdal appointed chair of the board
  • Elisabeth Anspach appointed board member
19992 changesmanagement 2
  • Ove Johan Solem stepped down as board member
  • Reidar Fuglestad stepped down as board member
19983 changesmanagement 3
  • Knut Christian Hals appointed board member
  • Lars Kleivan stepped down as board member
  • Jon Erik Nygaard stepped down as board member
19975 changesmanagement 5
  • Ove Johan Solem appointed board member
  • Knut Hals stepped down as board member
  • Knut Hals appointed board member
  • Reidar Fuglestad appointed board member
  • Jan Walle stepped down as board member
19964 changesmanagement 4
  • Jakob Jensen appointed ceo
  • Lars Kleivan appointed board member
  • Ove Arne Andersen stepped down as director
  • Erik Engebretsen stepped down as board member
19924 changesmanagement 2 · name 1 · capital 1
  • Jan Walle stepped down as director
  • Erik Frede Birch stepped down as director
  • Name changed from NORGESRUTEN A/S to COLOR LINE. DANMARK A/S
  • Share capital changed from 300,000 DKK to 1,000,000 DKK
19916 changesmanagement 6
  • Bent Halbye stepped down as deputy chair
  • Tom Bringsværd stepped down as board member
  • Anette Sofie Olsen stepped down as chair of the board
  • Knud Bjarne Rasmussen stepped down as board member
  • Casper Moltke stepped down as board member
  • Tom Bringsværd stepped down as director
19904 changesname 1 · management 3
  • Name changed from NORGESRUTEN, DANSK-NORSK SHIPPING A/S to NORGESRUTEN A/S
  • Jan Zachariassen stepped down as board member
  • Lars Henrik Johansen stepped down as director
  • Birger Thorsen stepped down as chair of the board
19891 changemanagement 1
  • Per Lauvstad stepped down as board member
19881 changemanagement 1
  • Finn Hansen stepped down as board member
195820 changesfounded 1 · management 19
  • Registered as NORGESRUTEN, DANSK-NORSK SHIPPING A/S
  • Bent Halbye appointed deputy chair
  • Tom Bringsværd appointed board member
  • Jan Walle appointed director
  • Jan Walle appointed board member
  • Jon Erik Nygaard appointed board member
  • Jan Zachariassen appointed board member
  • Per Lauvstad appointed board member
  • Anette Sofie Olsen appointed chair of the board
  • Finn Hansen appointed board member
  • Birger Thorsen appointed chair of the board
  • Ove Arne Andersen appointed director
  • Erik Frede Birch appointed director
  • Knud Bjarne Rasmussen appointed board member
  • Knud Størup appointed board member
  • Casper Moltke appointed board member
  • Lars Henrik Johansen appointed director
  • Niels Jørgen Andersen appointed board member
  • Tom Bringsværd appointed director
  • Erik Engebretsen appointed board member

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Source and updates

The information comes from the Danish Central Business Register (Danish Business Authority) and from annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority. Last synchronised 23/10/2026.

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