Torghatten ASA is a
Norwegian
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* Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
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shipping company
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based in
Brønnøysund
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. The company's areas of operation include operating
bus
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,
car ferries,
fast ferries,
travel agencies
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,
real estate
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,
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and maintenance. The company's main asset is a 100% ownership in
Fosen Trafikklag
Fosen Trafikklag is a company operating buses and ferries in Trøndelag and Østlandet in Norway. In total the company has approximately 750 vehicles and 16 ships, though numerous of them operate by subsidiaries.
The company merged with Namos T ...
.
The companies ship operations include car- and passenger ferry operations in southern
Helgeland, between
Bindal and
Sandnessjøen
Sandnessjøen is a town and the administrative centre of Alstahaug Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Sandnessjøen was granted special trading privileges in the late 1600s and it received town status in 1999. Sandnessjøen is located ...
. TTS operates four bus routes out of Brønnøysund, to
Mosjøen
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,
Sandnessjøen
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Grong
( sma, Kråangke) is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Medjå (sometimes called ''Grong'' also). Other villages in the municipality inc ...
and
Namsos
( sma, Nåavmesjenjaelmie) is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Namsos. Some of the villages in the municipality include Bangsund, Kl ...
.
In addition to operations in its own name, Torghatten owns 100% of Fosen Trafikklag. This company again operates car- and passenger ferries in
Sør-Trøndelag, owns
Bastø Fosen that operates the
Bastø Ferry. It also owns
Innherredsferja,
Lekaferja
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,
Norgesbuss and
TrønderBilene
TrønderBilene AS is a bus company operating in Trøndelag, Norway. As of 2009, it has 324 employees and 238 buses, and is owned by Torghatten ASA. The company operates both coach, bus, charter and school routes, as well as some truck and gara ...
, that again owns 74% of
Gauldal Billag that owns
Østerdal Billag.
Furthermore, the company also has some
joint venture
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in shipping, including 5% of
Edda Gas (49% being owned by
Bergesen d.y.) and 50% of an
Aframax
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ship.
References
Shipping companies of Norway
Ferry companies of Nordland
Bus companies of Trøndelag
Ferry companies of Trøndelag
Bus companies of Nordland
Transport companies established in 1878
Norwegian companies established in 1878
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