Hvaler Båt- og Fergeselskap AS is a defunct municipal company that operated the ferries in

Hvaler Hvaler is a municipality that is a group of islands in the southern part of Viken County, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skjærhalden, on the island of Kirkeøy. The only police station in the municipali ...

, Norway. Founded in 1893, it was owned by the municipality until 2001 when it was privatized and sold to Glommen Bulk, that again split the company into Hvaler Fjordcruise and

Hollungen Hollungen AS is a company that operates passenger ferries in Hvaler, Norway. The ships MF ''Hvalerfergen II'', MB ''Hollungen'' og MB ''Olava'' are used on the route Skjærhalden–Lauer– Herføl– Nedgården–Nordre Sandøy ''Nordre'' (Northe ...

in 2004. Hvaler Båt- og Fergeselskap operated from the municipal center of

Skjærhalden Skjærhalden is the administrative centre of Hvaler municipality, Norway. It is located on the island Kirkeøy Kirkeøy is the largest island in the Norwegian municipality of Hvaler. Its name means "church island" and is derived from Hvaler Church ...

with routes to

Lauer Lauer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrew Lauer (born 1965), American filmmaker * Bonnie Lauer (born 1951), American golfer * Brad Lauer (born 1966), Canadian ice hockey coach * Bruno Lauer (born 1965), American profes ...

, Herføl, Nedgården,

Nordre Sandøy ''Nordre'' (Northern), formerly known as ''Haramsnytt'' (The Haram News), is a local Norwegian newspaper covering events in the northern part of the municipality of Ålesund in Møre og Romsdal county. History The newspaper was established as '' ...

, Gr.sund and Makø as well as Strømstad in

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. Prior to the

Hvaler Tunnel The Hvaler Tunnel ( no, Hvalertunnelen) is a subsea road tunnel which connects the island of Kirkøy to the rest of Hvaler in Viken county, Norway. The tunnel opened in 1989 and is long and deep with an incline of 10% at its steepest point, loca ...

opening in 1989 it also operated the Skjærhalden–Hvaler Ferry.

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Ferry companies of Viken Hvaler Transport companies established in 1893 Companies disestablished in 2004 {{Norway-company-stub