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Fjord Line

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Area served
  
Norway, Denmark

Website
  
www.fjordline.no

Founded
  
1993

Key people
  
Ingvald Fardal, MD

Headquarters
  
Egersund, Norway

Number of employees
  
245 (2010)

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Services
  
Passenger transportation, Freight transportation

CEO
  
Rickard Ternblom (Jan 2015–)

Parent organization
  
Bergen Nordhordland Rutelag

Profiles

Fjord Line is a Norwegian ferry operator offering services between Norway and Denmark. In addition to passenger transport, Fjord line operates cargo transport through its cargo division in Norway and Denmark.

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History

Fjord Line was founded in 1993. In 1998 the company purchased the MS Jupiter and the Bergen - Newcastle route from Color Line.

In 2004 a much larger ship, the MS Fjord Norway was purchased to operate the Norway - Denmark service. The MS Bergen was chartered to DFDS.

Following heavy competition on the Norway - Denmark route, in 2005 Fjord Line began streamlining operations. On return of the MS Bergen from charter, the MS Fjord Norway and the Norway - UK route were sold to DFDS. The MS Jupiter was laid up for sale.

On 1 January 2008 Fjord Line merged with fast ferry operator Master Ferries.

Routes

Fjord Line operates routes between Norway, Denmark and Sweden.

  • Bergen - Stavanger - Hirtshals
  • Kristiansand - Hirtshals (Summer only)
  • Hirtshals - Langesund
  • Sandefjord - Strömstad
  • Current fleet

    Fjord Line currently operates four vessels.

    References

    Fjord Line Wikipedia