Förde Reederei Seetouristik
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 HSC Tanger Jet II, a fast ferry operated by FRS]] | |
| Industry | Transport |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1990 |
| Headquarters | , Germany |
Area served | Strait of Gibraltar Baltic Sea North Sea Elbe Salish Sea |
Key people | Götz Becker Jan Kruse Christian Baumberger |
| Services | Passenger transportation Freight transportation |
| Website | http://www.frs.de |
Förde Reederei Seetouristik (FRS) is a German transportation company specializing in passenger ferry and freight transportation. Originally a regional passenger ferry operator founded in 1866, it has expanded in recent years to an international business group. FRS now has about 30 vessels and approximately 1000 employees, transporting 5.4 million passengers and 1.3 million vehicles. The company also has a portfolio that comprises approximately 14 subsidiaries located in Europe, North Africa, and North America that are made up of both ferry and bus operations.
Subsidiaries
If FRS Iberia and FRS Maroc are counted as separate entities, FRS includes 14 subsidiaries.[1]
Ferry operators
- Clipper Navigation, of Seattle, Washington, United States, acquired in 2016[2]
- FRS Iberia/Maroc, operating in the Strait of Gibraltar
- Helgoline, serving Heligoland and the lower Elbe
- National Ferries Company of Oman
- Nordic Coast Line, serving various Finnish islands
- Syltfähre, connecting the German island of Sylt and the Danish island of Rømø
- Weiße Flotte, with service in the Baltic Sea, as well as electric ferries for passengers in Berlin and Wolfsburg
- Reederei Hiddensee, a subsidiary of Weiße Flotte, serving the island of Hiddensee
Other services
- AFAG, a bus operator in Flensburg
- Albanian Ferry Terminal Operator, managing ports on the Adriatic Sea
- FRS Emirates, established in 2011
- FRS Offshore, an operator of offshore service vessels along the north coast of Germany
- FRS Ship Management, providing crewing and software
Fleet
 | This section needs to be updated. (January 2016) |
Conventional passenger ferries
- MS Hansestadt Stralsund (1996–present)
- MS Insel Hiddensee (1995–present)
- MS Gellen (1993–present)
- MS Schaprode (1993 )
- MS Altefähr (1996–present)
- MS Atlantis (2006–present)
Double-ended car ferries
- MF SyltExpress (2005–present)
- MF Vitte (1992–present)
- MF Stahlbrode (1994–present)
- MF Glewitz (1994–present)
- MF Warnow (1995–present)
- MF Breitling (1995–present)
- MF Wittow (1996–present)
Fleet of operated vessels
- HSC Thundercat 1 (2004–2008)
- HSC Hanse Jet (1996–2004)
- HSC Baltic Jet (1997–2004)
- HSC Flying Viking (2002–2003)
- HSC Cat No. 1 (1999–2006)
- MS Wappen von Hamburg (1983–2005)
- MS Helgoland (2004–2005)
- MS Wilhemlshaven (2004–2005)
- MF Vikingland (1979–2007)
- MF Westerland (1979–2006)
- MS Baltic Star (1975–2000)
- MS Dania (1980–2001)
- MS Ostsee (1990–1998)
- MS Nordsee I (1975–1998)
- MS Pseidon (1977–2002)
- MS Wappen von Flensburg (1992–1999)
- MS Seemöwe (1993–2003)
- MS Mommark (1969–2003)
- MS Fritz Reuter (1990–1999)
Routes
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| Route | Vessel(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tarifa (Spain)–Tanger (Morocco) | HSC Dolphin Jet, HSC Tarifa Jet, HSC Tanger Jet | year-round service |
| Havneby (Danmark)–Sylt (Germany) | MF SyltExpress | year-round service |
| Tallinn (Estonia)–Helsinki, (Finland) | HSC Baltic Jet, HSC Nordic Jet | year-round service (no traffic during ice period) |
| Hamburg, Wedel, Cuxhaven–Heligoland | HSC Halunder Jet, MS Atlantis | season service between March and October |
| Stralsund, Schaprode, Zingst, Wiek–Hiddensee | MS Hansestadt Stralsund, MS Insel Hiddensee, MS Schaprode, MS Gellen | day cruises for tourists on a shuttle basis as well as year-round means of transportation for the islander |
| Taxiboat traffic around the Island Hiddensee (Germany) | Taxiboat Störtebeker, Taxiboat Pirat | support traffic on demand |
| Port round-trips for Tourists (sightseeing) in Stralsund | MS Altefähr | during the summer time |
| Warnemünde (Germany)–Hohe Düne (Germany) | MF Breitling, MF Warnow | year-round service |
| Wittow North (Germany)–Wittow South (Germany) | MF Wittow | year-round service |
| Stahlbrode (Germany)–Glewitz (Germany) | MF Stahlbrode, MF Glewitz | season service between April and October |
References
- ^ "Overview of the activities". Förde Reederei Seetouristik GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
- ^ Tu, Janet I. (January 19, 2016), "Seattle-based Clipper sold to German company; new routes planned", Seattle Times