Industry category 50

Water transport

Industry overview based on 574 companies in 4 industries. Data updated 12/09/2026.

574 companies

in this industry category

4 detailed industries

with individual benchmarks

Revenue

3.9 m DKK

median

769 k DKK

25th percentile

28 m DKK

75th percentile

296.4 m DKK

average

Profit margin

22%

median

25th percentile

54%

75th percentile

110%

average

Number of employees

median

25th percentile

75th percentile

128

average

Equity ratio

61%

median

27%

25th percentile

89%

75th percentile

58%

average

CDS - Financial health

Distribution of companies' financial health scores in this industry category compared to the national average.

Average CDS

38.9

National average

47.7

-8.8 points

Excellent

0.6%

-1.5pp

Good

1.0%

-3.1pp

Normal

4.5%

-20.8pp

High risk

84.6%

+26.1pp

Critical

9.3%

-0.7pp

Based on 7,893 companies with calculated score

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STENA LINE DENMARK A/S

Selskabets formål er at drive handel, finansieringsvirk- somhed, administration af fast ejendom, herunder hotel og restaurationsvirksomhed.

NORTHERN OFFSHORE SERVICES A/S

Selskabets formål er at drive virksomhed inden for shipping samt andre dermed forbunde aktiviteter bestyrelsens nærmere beslutning.

FJORD LINE DANMARK A/S

Selskabets formål er at drive rederivirksomhed samt hvad der står i forbindelse hermed, herunder deltagelse i andre selskaber med dette formål.

ANDELSSELSKABET BJØRNØ-FÆRGEN AMBA

Andelsselskabets formål er at drive færgedrift mellem Bjørnø og Faaborg, og eventuel sejlads, der har naturlig forbindelse hermed. Færgedriften skal forretningsmæssigt drives med størst mulig…

Molslinjen A/S

Selskabets formål er at drive færgefart og alle forretninger, der efter bestyrelsens skøn står i naturlig forbindelse hermed.

HUNDESTED - RØRVIG FÆRGEFART A/S

Selskabets formål er rederivirksomhed, herunder at eje ejerandele med begrænset ansvar i selskaber, der driver sådan virksomhed og anden efter bestyrelsens skøn forbunden virksomhed.

Industries in this category

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Sø- og kysttransport af gods

50.20.00•246 companies

2.9 m DKK

Median revenue

Sø- og kysttransport af passagerer

50.10.00•80 companies

772 k DKK

Median revenue

Transport af passagerer ad indre vandveje

50.30.00•24 companies

701 k DKK

Median revenue

Transport af gods ad indre vandveje

50.40.00•3 companies

2 m DKK

Median revenue

Geographic distribution

Top municipalities with companies in this industry category

KØBENHAVN

106 companies

628.5 m DKK

avg. revenue

GENTOFTE

35 companies

211.2 m DKK

avg. revenue

AARHUS

18 companies

298.9 m DKK

avg. revenue

AALBORG

14 companies

2.4 m DKK

avg. revenue

SVENDBORG

14 companies

27.4 m DKK

avg. revenue

SERMERSOOQ

13 companies

48.5 m DKK

avg. revenue

MIDDELFART

10 companies

19.5 m DKK

avg. revenue

RUDERSDAL

8 companies

avg. revenue

HØRSHOLM

8 companies

70.1 m DKK

avg. revenue

10.

HELSINGØR

7 companies

70.8 m DKK

avg. revenue

Company types

Distribution of company types in this industry category

574companies

Anpartsselskab (APS)197

55.8%

Aktieselskab (A/S)122

34.6%

Kommanditselskab (K/S)20

5.7%

Kommanditaktieselskab/Partnerselskab (KAS)10

2.8%

Erhvervsdrivende fond (EFO)2

0.6%

Andelsselskab (-forening) med begrænset ansvar (ABA)1

0.3%

Interessentskab (I/S)1

0.3%

Largest companies

Top 10 companies in the industry category by revenue

MAERSK A/S

KØBENHAVN

37 bn DKK

revenue

DFDS A/S

KØBENHAVN · 2,119 employees

15.9 bn DKK

revenue

UNIFEEDER A/S

AARHUS · 98 employees

4.3 bn DKK

revenue

DAMPSKIBSSELSKABET NORDEN A/S

GENTOFTE · 660 employees

1.9 bn DKK

revenue

ULTRABULK A/S

GENTOFTE · 44 employees

1.6 bn DKK

revenue

TORM A/S

GENTOFTE · 247 employees

1 bn DKK

revenue

Alvina Shipping A/S

KØBENHAVN

878.3 m DKK

revenue

COLOR LINE. DANMARK A/S

HJØRRING · 175 employees

870.1 m DKK

revenue

Mibau Stema Shipping ApS

AABENRAA

801.6 m DKK

revenue

10.

LAURITZEN BULKERS A/S

GENTOFTE · 122 employees

601.3 m DKK

revenue

Development over time

Period	companies	Median revenue
May 2026	344	4.2 m DKK
Jun 2026	343	4.3 m DKK
Jul 2026	358	4 m DKK
Aug 2026	353	3.9 m DKK
Sept 2026	353	3.9 m DKK

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