Femern A/S

Femern A/S is a Danish planning company charged with preparing the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel across the Baltic Sea between the Danish island of Lolland and the German island of Fehmarn. Construction of the 18 km immersed tunnel, which will be completed in 2021, will comprise a dual-track railway and a four-lane motorway. Femern A/S is responsible for planning and providing the basis for regulatory approval of the project on behalf of the Danish government. The framework for this work falls under a treaty between Denmark and Germany which was signed in 2008. The planned tunnel, together with upgrades to the surrounding infrastructure, will reduce travel times between Northern Germany and Scandinavia.Company structureFemern A/S is a subsidiary of Sund & Bælt Holding A/S, which is 100 per cent owned by the Danish Ministry of Transport. Sund & Bælt Holding A/S is also the parent company of A/S Storebælt, which operates the Great Belt Fixed Link and A/S Øresund, which operates the Øresund Fixed Link. The CEO of Femern A/S is Claus F. Baunkjær.Femern A/S is headquartered in Copenhagen. The company also has a representative office in Berlin and public information centres in Burg on Fehmarn in Germany and Rødbyhavn in Denmark. As of 1 June 2014, the company has 101 employees.