Color Line

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Color Line AS is the largest cruiseferry liner operating on routes to and from Norway. The company is also one of the leading operators in Europe. Color Line provides transportation solutions for people and cargo, hotel accommodation, shopping, restaurants and entertainment. The company currently employs 3500 people in four countries.

Color Line main office is in Oslo, but the company also have offices in Bergen, Stavanger, Kristiansand, Sandefjord and Larvik in addition to international offices in Kiel, Fredrikshavn, Hirtshals and Strömstad.

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[edit] History

Color Line’s parent company, Color Group ASA was established in 1990 as a result of a merger between Jahre Line and Norway Line. The same year, Color Line took over Fred. Olsen Lines cruiseferry operations and then expanded its business further.

In October 1996 the company acquired Larvik Line, while Scandi Line joined the group in September 1998. The Color Hotel Skagen was also acquired in September 1998.

Color Line has roots in the ferry business that go back more than 100 years.

[edit] Ships and routes

September 15th MS Color Magic will replace MS Kronprins Harald's operating line Oslo-Kiel. MS Kronprins Harald is sold to Irish Ferries and will be taken out of service for delivery to the shipping company in October 2007.

[edit] Ships under construction

  • MS Color Magic, 75027 tonnees (GRT). MS Color Fantasy's sistership. Expected delivery: 2007. Built by: Aker Finnyards
  • Color Superspeed 1 (Working title), 33 500 tonnes (GRT). Expected delivery: 2007. Built by: Aker Finnyards
  • Color Superspeed 2 (Working title), 33 500 tonnes (GRT). Expected delivery: 2008. Built by: Aker Finnyards

According to the Finnish newspaper Turun Sanomat, Color Line and Aker Finnyards are developing a design for a cruise ship based on the Color Fantasy -class, for possible delivery in 2010. [1]

[edit] Former ships

  • MS Jupiter (1991-1999) - Laid up at Nassau as MS Mirage I
  • MS Skagen (1991-2005) - Now MS Sherazad for Arab Bridge Maritime Co.
  • MS Venus (1991-1994) - Now MS Cesme for Turkish Marmara Lines
  • MS Color Viking (1994-1998) - Now MS King Royale, owned by an unknown Asian company.
  • HSC SeaCat Danmark (1996) - Now HSC Pescara Jet for SNAV.
  • HSC SeaCat Norge (1996) - Now HSC Sea Express 1 for Isle of Man Steam Packet
  • MS Octagon 3 (1996-1997) - Now MS Fast Independence for Independence Shipping Co. Ltd.
  • HSC Pegasus Two (1997-1998) - Now HSC AutoExpress 3 for Tallink
  • MS Color Trader (1998) - Scrapped 2004
  • MS Feederman (1998) - Now MS Dorrah Jeddah, owned by an unknown Saudiarabian company
  • MS Sandefjord (1999-2000) - Now MS Gabriel Scott, owner unknown
  • MS Landi (1999) - Now MS Patricia del Mar for Tramp S.L. Las Palmas
  • MS European Mariner (2002) - Now sails for Norse Island Ferries
  • MS Gute (2003) - Now sails for Destination Gotland
  • MS Calibur (2003) - Now sails for Ferryways
  • MS Color Traveller (2004-2006) - Now MS Thjelvar for Destination Gotland. Laid up in Visby

[edit] Key People

  • Trond Kleivdal, Managing Director
  • Elisabeth Anspach, Marketing Director
  • Helge Otto Mathisen, Information Director
  • Svein Sørensen, Technical Director
  • Jan Kverneland, E-business Director
  • Rolf Kjær, Project Director
  • Knut Hals, Route Director Oslo-Hirtshals and Oslo-Kiel
  • Terje Marcussen, Route Director Kristiandsand-Hirtshals
  • Laila Valdal, Route Director Larvik-Fredrikshavn and Sandefjord-Strömstad

[edit] Gallery

MS Peter Wessel in the Larviksfjord

MS Peter Wessel in Larvik

MS Color Fantasy in Kiel from the air

MS Color Fantasy in the Oslofjord

[edit] External links

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