Förde Reederei Seetouristik
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| Industry | Transport |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1990 |
| Headquarters | Flensburg, Germany |
| Area served |
Strait of Gibraltar Baltic Sea North Sea Elbe |
| Key people |
Götz Becker Jan Kruse Christian Baumberger |
| Services |
Passenger transportation Freight transportation |
| Website | www.frs.de |
Europe is growing together, and shipping company Förde Reederei Seetouristik (FRS) is one of those ventures that have recognised this as an opportunity to develop new business activities beyond home waters.
In recent years, FRS has grown from a regional passenger ferry operator to an internationally active business group with about 30 vessels and approximately 1000 employees. Every year, FRS carries 5.4 million passengers and 1.3 million vehicles in total. The FRS success story as a short route ferry operator goes all the way back to 1866.
Today, FRS, with its base in Northern Germany, has a portfolio that comprises 13 subsidiaries located in Europe and North Africa. In addition to numerous international ferry and catamaran lines, three regional bus operations complete the product range.
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 End Carferries
- 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)
Operating Routes
| 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 |
External links
- FRS Holding official site (en|de)
- Spain-Morocco traffic (en|de|fr|es)
- Nordic Jet Line Estonia-Finland traffic (en|fi|ee)
- Rømø-Sylt ferry traffic (de|da)
- Island Helgoland traffic (de)
- Weiße Flotte GmbH (de)
- Island Hiddensee traffic (de)
- Consultancy for ferry operations by FRS (en)