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( R e d i r e c t e d f r o m H u r t i g r u t e n G r o u p )
Norwegian ferry service and cruise line
This article is about the shipping company. For the route along the coast of Norway that the company is also named after, see
Hurtigruten .
MS Kong Harald (coastal express) in Geirangerfjord .
Hurtigruten AS is a Norwegian coastal ferry service and cruise line headquartered in Oslo, Norway .[1] Hurtigruten [2]
In 2020, 81% of the company was owned by TDR Capital .[3] CEO is Daniel Skjeldam .[4]
History
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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.[citation needed
In 2012, the company headquarters was moved from Narvik to Tromsø .[1] TDR Capital purchased a majority ownership of Hurtigruten.[5]
In 2015, the legal form of Hurtigruten was changed from ASA to AS [6]
Operations
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Coastal express service
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Hurtigruten AS is one of two operators of the Hurtigruten (literally "The Fast Route") , a daily passenger ferry , cruise, and shipping line along the western and northern Norwegian coast.[2] Bergen and northeastern Kirkenes . A total of 7 ships operate the route.[7]
Cruise ships
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Several former Hurtigruten ships now operate as cruise ships to Antarctica , departing from Ushuaia on the Argentine Tierra del Fuego . The route can include the Falkland Islands and South Georgia Islands .[8] MS Fram for their tour cruises in Greenland .[9]
Other cruises include touring: Iceland ,[10] Mediterranean Region coasts and ports,[11] Las Palmas in the Canary Islands to Buenos Aires , Argentina.[12]
Tourism
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The company owns a number of travel related companies, including the tour operator Spitsbergen Travel and a number of travel agencies in Norway and abroad.
The Hurtigruten Museum is a maritime museum about the 'Hurtigruten' that is located in the port city of Stokmarknes , Norway. The MS Finnmarken , retired from the coastal express and a museum ship now, is located on shore beside the Hurtigruten Museum.
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Buses
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Hurtigruten ASA owned 71.3% of the transportation company TIRB . The shares were sold to Boreal Transport Nord AS in July 2014 for 95.9 million NOK .[13]
Car ferries
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Hurtigruten AS operated a number of roll-on/roll-off car ferries in Nordland , Troms , Finnmark and Møre og Romsdal .
Hotels
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Hurtigruten AS owned two hotels in Bergen; Neptun Hotel and Strand Hotel. The hotels were sold to Bergen Hotel in 2008.[14]
Current fleet
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As of 2020, Hurtigruten AS operates 16 ships in its fleet:[15]
Ship
Built
Last refit
Dimensions
Capacity
Notes
Ship image
Ref
Length (m )
Beam (m )
Gross tonnage
Beds
Passengers
Cars
MS Nordstjernen
1956
2000
80.77
12.6
2,191
150
149
0
[16]
MS Lofoten
1964
2003
87.4
13.26
2,621
151
400
0
[17]
MS Vesterålen
1983
1995
108.55
16.5
6,261
301
490
24 To be refurbished end-2019
[18]
MS Kong Harald
1993
2016
121.8
19.2
11,204
498
590
-
[19]
MS Richard With
1993
2018
121.8
19.2
11,205
458
590
12
[20]
MS Nordlys
1994
2019
121.8
19.2
11,204
471
590
24
[21]
MS Polarlys
1996
2016
123
19.5
11,341
503
619
26
[22]
MS Nordkapp
1996
2016
123.3
19.5
11,386
480
590
24
[23]
MS Nordnorge
1997
2016
123.3
19.5
11,384
476
590
32
[24]
MS Otto Sverdrup
2002
2020
138.5
21.5
15,690
554
-
-
Formerly MS Finnmarken until 2020 refit
[25]
MS Trollfjord
2002
-
135.75
21.5
16,140
576
822
35
[26]
MS Maud
2003
-
135.75
21.5
16,151
632
970
32 Formerly MS Midnatsol, renamed MS Maud after 2021 refit[27]
[28]
MS Fram
2007
2020
114
20.2
11,647
276
318
0
[29]
MS Spitsbergen
2009
2016
100.54
18 7,344
243
335
0
[30]
MS Roald Amundsen
2019
-
140
23.6
20,889
-
530
-
[31]
MS Fridtjof Nansen
2020
-
140
23.6
20,889
-
530
-
[32]
References
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^ "Eies via Luxembourg: Dette er aktørene bak Hurtigruten" .
^ "Hurtigruten omorganiserer – skiller rutetrafikk og ekspedisjonscruise" . 15 October 2020.
^ Eilertsen, Hege (28 November 2017). "Hurtigruten First To Use Hybrid-Fueled Expedition Vessels" . High North News . Translated by Bergquist, Elisabeth. Retrieved 13 September 2020 .
^ Vaeng Sæbbe, Linda (3 February 2015). "Slik blir hovedkontoret, form og styret i nye Hurtigruten AS" . Vest 24 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 April 2015 .
^ "The Coastal Express" . Retrieved 6 June 2024 .
^ "Hurtigruten: Antarctica cruises" . Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013 .
^ Hurtigruten: Ships Archived 8 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine . Accessed 13 April 2015
^ "Hurtigruten: Iceland cruises" . Archived from the original on 15 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013 .
^ "Hurtigruten: European cruises" . Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013 .
^ "Hurtigruten: Trans-Atlantic Voyage cruises" . Archived from the original on 15 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013 .
^ Bjørklund, Marco (9 July 2014). "TIRB er solgt" . Troms Folkeblad . Archived from the original on 11 August 2014.
^ "Bergen Hotel overtar Hurtigruten Hotels" . Horecanytt. 19 June 2008. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014.
^ "Our ships" . global.hurtigruten.com . Retrieved 13 September 2020 .
^ "MS Nordstjernen" . global.hurtigruten.com . Retrieved 13 September 2020 .
^ "MS Lofoten" . global.hurtigruten.com . Retrieved 13 September 2020 .
^ "MS Vesterålen" . global.hurtigruten.com . Retrieved 13 September 2020 .
^ "MS Kong Harald" . global.hurtigruten.com . Retrieved 13 September 2020 .
^ "MS Richard With" . global.hurtigruten.com . Retrieved 13 September 2020 .
^ "MS Nordlys" . global.hurtigruten.com . Retrieved 13 September 2020 .
^ "MS Polarlys" . global.hurtigruten.com . Retrieved 13 September 2020 .
^ "MS Nordkapp" . global.hurtigruten.com . Retrieved 13 September 2020 .
^ "MS Nordnorge" . global.hurtigruten.com . Retrieved 13 September 2020 .
^ "MS Otto Sverdrup" . global.hurtigruten.com . Retrieved 13 September 2020 .
^ "MS Trollfjord" . global.hurtigruten.com . Retrieved 13 September 2020 .
^ "MS Maud" . global.hurtigruten.com . Retrieved 13 September 2020 .
^ "MS Midnatsol" . global.hurtigruten.com . Retrieved 13 September 2020 .
^ "MS Fram" . global.hurtigruten.com . Retrieved 13 September 2020 .
^ "MS Spitsbergen" . global.hurtigruten.com . Retrieved 13 September 2020 .
^ "MS Roald Amundsen" . global.hurtigruten.com . Retrieved 13 September 2020 .
^ "MS Fridtjof Nansen" . global.hurtigruten.com . Retrieved 13 September 2020 .
External links
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hurtigruten_AS&oldid=1227628360 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● H u r t i g r u t e n ● F e r r y c o m p a n i e s o f N o r w a y ● S h i p p i n g c o m p a n i e s o f N o r w a y ● C r u i s e l i n e s ● F e r r y c o m p a n i e s o f N o r d l a n d ● F e r r y c o m p a n i e s o f T r o m s ● C o m p a n i e s b a s e d i n T r o m s ø ● C o m p a n i e s e s t a b l i s h e d i n 1 8 6 6 ● 1 8 6 6 e s t a b l i s h m e n t s i n N o r w a y ● C o m p a n i e s b a s e d i n N a r v i k ● C o m p a n i e s f o r m e r l y l i s t e d o n t h e O s l o S t o c k E x c h a n g e ● N o r w e g i a n b r a n d s H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● C S 1 N o r w e g i a n - l a n g u a g e s o u r c e s ( no ) ● W e b a r c h i v e t e m p l a t e w a y b a c k l i n k s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n i s d i f f e r e n t f r o m W i k i d a t a ● A l l a r t i c l e s w i t h u n s o u r c e d s t a t e m e n t s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h u n s o u r c e d s t a t e m e n t s f r o m O c t o b e r 2 0 2 0 ● C o m m o n s c a t e g o r y l i n k i s o n W i k i d a t a ● A r t i c l e s w i t h V I A F i d e n t i f i e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h K U L T U R N A V i d e n t i f i e r s
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
NOK 3,300 million (2013)
