 The shipping company that ran the Faaborg - Gelting Mole Line therefore discontinued the ferry service on Gelting Bay on 30 June 1999 due to its lack of profitability.Some of the technical facilities of the Gelting Mole landing stage have since been dismantled..

During the oil crisis, between 1975 and 1979, up to 14 supertankers used Gelting Bay as an anchorage.These vessels were laid up for a period of time because they had no orders or few freight rates.