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Kragerø Fjordbåtselskap
Kragerø Fjordbåtselskap AS is a company that operates car- and passenger ferries in Kragerø, Norway. Three ferries are used to provide services from the mainland to Stabbestad, Tåtøy, Skåtøyroa, Bærø, Langøy, Gumøy and Jomfruland. At Stabbestad and Skåtøyroa the company also has corresponding bus routes. The company dates back to 1896, and is owned by the city of Kragerø (58.57%), Telemark County Municipality (29.28%) and others (12.15%). It has three ferries, MF ''Jesper'' and MF ''Naus'' each with a capacity of 11 cars and 200 passengers as well as MF ''Kragerø'' with a capacity of 24 cars and 250 passengers. It also operates three buses and one water taxi. Scheduled services are operated on contract with Vestviken Kollektivtrafikk Vestfold Kollektivtrafikk (VKT) (lit. ''Vestfold Public Transport'') is the public transport administration for the counties of Norway, county of Vestfold in Norway. VKT is responsible for planning, organising and marketing bus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kragerø
Kragerø () is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional districts of Grenland and the smaller Vestmar. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kragerø. Villages in Kragerø include Helle, Vadfoss, Kil, and Portør. The municipality is the 262nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Kragerø is the 111th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 10,413. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 2.7% over the previous 10-year period. In the days of the sailing ships, Kragerø was one of Norway's largest port cities. The London-based newspaper ''The Independent'', published an article on Kragerø stating that "When Norwegians want to get away from it all they head for Kragero. Forests, fjords and islands await them at the place where Edvard Munch found peace and relaxation." The population of Kragerø quadruples during its summer months due to h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transport Companies Established In 1896
Transport (in British English) or transportation (in American English) is the intentional Motion, movement of humans, animals, and cargo, goods from one location to another. Mode of transport, Modes of transport include aviation, air, land transport, land (rail transport, rail and road transport, road), ship transport, water, cable transport, cable, pipeline transport, pipelines, and space transport, space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations. Transport enables human trade, which is essential for the development of civilizations. Transport infrastructure consists of both fixed installations, including roads, railways, airway (aviation), airways, waterways, canals, and pipeline transport, pipelines, and terminals such as airports, train station, railway stations, bus stations, warehouses, trucking terminals, refueling depots (including fuel docks and fuel stations), and seaports. Terminals may be used both for the interchange of passengers and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
