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Hurtigruten
''Hurtigruten'' (), formally Kystruten Bergen-Kirkenes ("coastal route Bergen- Kirkenes"), is a Norwegian public coastal route transporting passengers that travel locally, regionally and between the ports of call, and also cargo between ports north of Tromsø. Hurtigruten provides daily, year-round and consistent traffic between Bergen and Kirkenes with 34 ports of call on northbound and 33 ports of call on southbound sailings. The Ministry of Transport and Communications in Norway has set minimum capacity requirements of 320 passengers, 120 berths and cargo for 150 Euro-pallets. The current agreement with the privately held company Hurtigruten AS entered into force on 1 January 2012 and expired on 31 December 2019, with an optional 1-year extension. From 2021 the two companies Hurtigruten AS and Havila Kystruten AS will operate the route. As of April 2022, one of the ships of Havila Kystruten was taken out of service; because of sanctions as a result of the 2022 Invasion of U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurtigruten Group
Hurtigruten AS is a Norwegian coastal ferry service and cruise line headquartered in Oslo, Norway. It operates ''Hurtigruten'', the coastal ferry service along the Norwegian coast from which it takes its name. In 2020, 81% of the company was owned by TDR Capital. The CEO is Daniel Skjeldam. History Hurtigruten AS is the result of a merger between the two previous operators of the Hurtigruten service, Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap (TFDS) and Ofotens og Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab (OVDS). TFDS was founded in 1866, and OVDS was established in 1868. The two companies merged in March 2006 to form Hurtigruten Group ASA, and twelve months later the merged entity assumed the name Hurtigruten ASA. In 2012, the company headquarters was moved from Narvik to Tromsø. In October 2014, TDR Capital purchased a majority ownership of Hurtigruten. In 2015, the legal form of Hurtigruten was changed from ASA to AS. Operations Coastal express service Hurtigruten AS is the sole operator of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurtigruten AS
Hurtigruten AS is a Norwegian coastal ferry service and cruise line headquartered in Oslo, Norway. It operates ''Hurtigruten'', the coastal ferry service along the Norwegian coast from which it takes its name. In 2020, 81% of the company was owned by TDR Capital. The CEO is Daniel Skjeldam. History Hurtigruten AS is the result of a merger between the two previous operators of the Hurtigruten service, Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap (TFDS) and Ofotens og Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab (OVDS). TFDS was founded in 1866, and OVDS was established in 1868. The two companies merged in March 2006 to form Hurtigruten Group ASA, and twelve months later the merged entity assumed the name Hurtigruten ASA. In 2012, the company headquarters was moved from Narvik to Tromsø. In October 2014, TDR Capital purchased a majority ownership of Hurtigruten. In 2015, the legal form of Hurtigruten was changed from ASA to AS. Operations Coastal express service Hurtigruten AS is the sole operator of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Roald Amundsen
MS ''Roald Amundsen'' is a new hybrid powered Hurtigruten expedition cruise ship. She was built by Kleven Yards of Norway and started her maiden voyage on 3 July 2019 from the Norwegian port Tromsø to Hamburg. She and her sister ship are the first hybrid-powered ships in the Hurtigruten fleet. ''Roald Amundsen'' was christened in fall 2019 in Antarctica with a chunk of ice instead of the traditional bottle of champagne. The vessel has Polar Class 6 rating for arctic conditions. ''Roald Amundsen'' was the first hybrid ship to sail the Northwest Passage. Construction and career ''Roald Amundsen'' was launched on 17 February 2018. In late February 2018, Hurtigruten announced that the company would not take delivery of ''Roald Amundsen'' until 2019 because of problems at the shipyard. In 2019, the ship began expedition cruises along the Norwegian Coast, as well as trips to the North and South Poles. During the evening of 10 September 2019, ''Roald Amundsen'' arrived in Nome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Maud
MS ''Maud'' (formerly MS ''Midnatsol'') is a Hurtigruten AS vessel built by Bruces Verkstad in Sweden and Fosen mekaniske verksteder in Rissa, Norway in 2003. It is the fourth ship to sail for Hurtigruten to bear this name. She has a sister ship, , which also sails for Hurtigruten. MS ''Midnatsol'' was renamed MS ''Maud'' in 2021. History At 4 AM on the night of 14 December 2003, the ship was on a southbound course between Ålesund and Måløy when the main power supply failed and ''Midnatsol'' lost all engine power. The ship was approaching an underwater reef and the anchors were set out in an attempt to stop the drift, but the attempt failed. All 102 passengers were ordered to the lifeboats after an attempt to connect a towing hawser from another vessel also failed. The situation was very critical and ''Midnatsol'' sent a Mayday message. The ship was only from shore when one of the anchors finally caught. Not long after, the crew managed to restart the main engines and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Midnatsol (2002)
MS ''Maud'' (formerly MS ''Midnatsol'') is a Hurtigruten AS vessel built by Bruces Verkstad in Sweden and Fosen mekaniske verksteder in Rissa, Norway in 2003. It is the fourth ship to sail for Hurtigruten to bear this name. She has a sister ship, , which also sails for Hurtigruten. MS ''Midnatsol'' was renamed MS ''Maud'' in 2021. History At 4 AM on the night of 14 December 2003, the ship was on a southbound course between Ålesund and Måløy when the main power supply failed and ''Midnatsol'' lost all engine power. The ship was approaching an underwater reef and the anchors were set out in an attempt to stop the drift, but the attempt failed. All 102 passengers were ordered to the lifeboats after an attempt to connect a towing hawser from another vessel also failed. The situation was very critical and ''Midnatsol'' sent a Mayday message. The ship was only from shore when one of the anchors finally caught. Not long after, the crew managed to restart the main engines and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Fridtjof Nansen
MS ''Fridtjof Nansen'' is a Norwegian cruise ship (though marketed as an "expedition ship"). Named after polar explorer and scientist Fridtjof Nansen, it is a near identical twin to . It is a hybrid powered Polar Class 6 ship built by Kleven Yards Ulsteinvik for Hurtigruten. History Hurtigruten AS tentatively ordered in April 2016 two newbuildings at Kleven Verft, which should be delivered in July 2018 and 2019. ''Fridtjof Nansen'' was officially ordered on 30. June 2016, together with her sister ship ''Roald Amundsen'', at Kleven Verft. ''Fridtjof Nansen'' should originally be delivered in summer 2019. Kleven yard ran into financial difficulties and ended up being bought outright by Hurtigruten. The ship was launched on 9. December 2018. The first cruises should have started in April 2020 from Hamburg. Due to COVID-19 the planned cruises had to be cancelled. On 11 January 2022, the ship ran aground while on a voyage from Lofoten to Flåm. None of her two-hundred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Trollfjord
MS ''Trollfjord'' is a Hurtigruten vessel built by Fosen mekaniske verksteder in Rissa, Norway in 2002. It is named after the Norwegian Trollfjord The Trollfjord or Trollfjorden is a fjord in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The long fjord cuts into the island of Austvågøya and flows out into the Raftsundet strait. The fjord has a narrow entrance and steep-sided mountain .... She has a sister ship, , which also sails for Hurtigruten. References External links Hurtigruten ASA Official homepage - MS ''Trollfjord'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Nordlys (1994)
MS ''Nordlys'' is a Norwegian-registered cruise ship operated by Hurtigruten. She was built by Volkswerft GmbH in Stralsund, Germany in 1994. She has two sister ships, and which also sail for Hurtigruten. The ship caught fire in September 2011 while sailing off Ålesund, Norway. Description The ''Nordlys'' is long overall and at the waterline. The beam and depth of her hull are and , respectively, but the maximum breadth at the bridge wings is . The draught of the ship is . The gross tonnage of the ''Nordlys'' is 11,204, net tonnage 4,153 and deadweight tonnage 850 tonnes. The ship has capacity for 691 passengers in 482 berths and her cargo deck can accommodate 50 cars. She is served by a crew of 55. The ''Nordlys'' has two six-cylinder MaK 6M552C medium-speed diesel engines, each producing and giving her a service speed of , coupled to KaMeWa controllable-pitch propellers through Lohmann & Stolterfoht reduction gears. On board the electricity is produced by two BMV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Finnmarken (2002)
MS ''Otto Sverdrup'' (call sign LDBE), formerly known as MS ''Finnmarken'', is a Norwegian coastal ship owned and operated by Hurtigruten ASA. It was built in 2002 at Kværner Kleven, Ulsteinvik, Norway, and cost around 750 million Norwegian Kroner (nok). It was part of the Hurtigruten coastal route from 2002 to 2009. In 2010 it was leased as a hotel ship in Australia. The ship returned to Norway in 2012 and is now a part of the coastal route travelling between Bergen and Kirkenes. MS ''Finnmarken'' is the third Hurtigruten ship with this name. Previous ships were DS ''Finmarken'' from 1912 and MS ''Finnmarken'' from 1956, which is currently part of the Hurtigruten museum in Stokmarknes, Norway. Design and description ''Finnmarken'' has a gross tonnage (GT) of 15,690 tons, , and . Loading and unloading is done with truck through a large side port on the port side. It has a car capacity of 47, 628 beds that can accommodate up to 1,000 passengers, and a top speed of . The ship' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard With
Richard Bernhard With (18 September 1846 – 9 February 1930) was a Norwegian ship captain, businessman and politician for the Liberal Left Party. He is known as the founder of the shipping companies Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab and Hurtigruten. Background Richard Bernhard With was born at Tromsø in Troms, Norway. He was a son of shipmaster Sivert Regnor With (1810–97) and his wife Anne Bergitte Dahl (1814–ca 1875). His father was of Dutch descent and became a pioneer in shipping from Tromsø. With took the mate's examination in Trondheim during 1864, and then spent eight years at sea. In 1873 he settled in Risøyhamn as a merchant. In September the same year he married Oline Sophie Wennberg (1844–1878) in nearby Andenes. They had the child Nanna With in 1874. After the death of his first wife, he married her sister Augusta Septimia Wennberg (1847–1938). Career Richard With realized a growing transportation need in the region, particularly due to the widespread her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap
Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap or TFDS is a defunct Norwegian shipping company that also has activities in public transport and tourism. Based in Tromsø the company was one of the two operators of the Coastal Express and also operated a number of car ferries and passenger ferries, primarily in Troms. It also operated three supply ships and some other vessels as of 2006. In 2004 TFDS had bought the bus company TIRB. The company dates back to 1866 and has had a number of activities within shipping. It was listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange until 2006 when it merged with Ofotens og Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab to create Hurtigruten Group Hurtigruten AS is a Norwegian coastal ferry service and cruise line headquartered in Oslo, Norway. It operates ''Hurtigruten'', the coastal ferry service along the Norwegian coast from which it takes its name. In 2020, 81% of the company was o .... At the time of the merger the group had 38 ships, 123 buses and 86 trucks. Ferry companies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ofotens Og Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab
Ofotens og Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab or OVDS was a Norwegian shipping company that operated ferries in Northern Norway, including the Coastal Express, car ferries and passenger ferries. The company merged with Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap in 2006 to form Hurtigruten Group. OVDS's main office was in Narvik while the ferry section was located in Stokmarknes. The company had about 1,500 employees at the time of the merger and operated 14 coastal expresses, 18 car ferries and 14 passenger ferries. OVDS was created as a merger between the two shipping companies Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab was a Norway, Norwegian shipping company that operated ferry, ferries in Northern Norway. The ferry service was founded by Richard With on 10 November 1881 at Stokmarknes in Nordland, Norway. That same year, the ship ... (VDS, established in 1881) and Ofoten Dampskipsselskap (ODS, established in 1912). References Ferry companies of Norway Defunct shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
