Color Group AS is a

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shipping and holding company, established in 1990 as a result of the merger between

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and Norway Line. The same year, Color Line took over

Fred. Olsen Lines Fred. Olsen & Co. is a holding company based in Oslo, Norway. The company was founded as a shipping firm by Petter Olsen in 1848. Today the company manages the Olsen family's interests in a variety of sectors including logistics, energy and consu ...

cruise-ferry operations and then expanded its business further. In October 1996, the company acquired

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, while

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joined the group in September 1998. The

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was also acquired in September 1998. The company ventured into the

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industry with the establishment of

Color Air Color Air AS was the first Norwegian low-cost airline. It operated from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen in 1998 and 1999 with a fleet of three Boeing 737-300 aircraft. Color Air was a brand extension of Color Line, which shared a common owner in the ...

, but had to withdraw within a year due to total loss of about

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400 million. It was for a period listed on the

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, but is currently a subsidiary of O. N. Sunde.

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