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Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
transport
Transport
Transport or transportation is the movement of people, cattle, animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations...
corporation
Corporation
A corporation is created under the laws of a state as a separate legal entity that has privileges and liabilities that are distinct from those of its members. There are many different forms of corporations, most of which are used to conduct business. Early corporations were established by charter...
with headquarters in Narvik
Narvik
is the third largest city and municipality in Nordland county, Norway by population. Narvik is located on the shores of the Narvik Fjord . The municipality is part of the Ofoten traditional region of North Norway, inside the arctic circle...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The group provides services within bus transport
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
, car ferry transport
RORO
Roll-on/roll-off ships are vessels designed to carry wheeled cargo such as automobiles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, trailers or railroad cars that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels...
, tourism
Tourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
in addition to operating the Coastal Express
Hurtigruten
Hurtigruten or Hurtigruta is a Norwegian passenger and freight line with daily sailings along Norway's western and northern coast. Sometimes referred to in English as Norwegian Coastal Express, Hurtigruten ships sail almost the entire length of the country, completing the roundtrip journey in 11...
along the Norwegian Coast. The company is listed on Oslo Stock Exchange
Oslo Stock Exchange
The Oslo Stock Exchange serves as the main market for trading in the shares of Norwegian companies. It opens at 9:00am and closes 5:30pm local time...
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History
Hurtigruten Group is the result of a merger between the two previous operators of the Coastal Express, Ofotens og Vesteraalens DampskibsselskabOfotens og Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab
Ofotens og Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab or OVDS was a Norwegian shipping company that operated ferries in Northern Norway, including the Coastal Express, car ferries and passenger ferries. The company merged with Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap in 2006 to form Hurtigruten Group.OVDS's main office...
(OVDS) and Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap
Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap
Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap or TFDS is a defunct Norwegian shipping company that also has activities in public transport and tourism. Based in Tromsø the company was one of the two operators of the Coastal Express and also operated a number of car ferries and passenger ferries, primarily in...
(TFDS). TFDS had its roots back to 1866 while OVDS had its roots back to 1868.
Bus
Hurtigruten Group owns 70,15% of TIRBTIRB
TIRB is a Norwegian transport company based in Finnsnes, Troms. The corporation has six subsidiaries performing cargo- and passenger transport, and service and maintenance of heavy vehicles. The company operates in Troms, Nordland, Finnmark, Oslo and Østfold...
, a Finnsnes
Finnsnes
is a small town located in the municipality of Lenvik on the mainland near the island of Senja, in Troms county, Norway. The population is 4,185. The municipality is well provided with kindergartens and a decentralized school system on both primary and secondary level...
based bus and truck
Truck
A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, with the smallest being mechanically similar to an automobile...
company. TIRB also owns Tromsbuss
Tromsbuss
Tromsbuss AS is a bus company with operations in Tromsø, Karlsøy and Balsfjord, Norway, on contract with Troms county municipality. The company is a subsidiary of TIRB, that is controlled by Hurtigruten Group.-History:...
and Ofotens Bilruter
Ofotens Bilruter
Ofotens Bilruter is a bus company based in Narvik, Norway, that operates schedules services in Ofoten. Owned by TIRB, it is part of Hurtigruten Group, and operates on contract with Nordland County Municipality...
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Coastal Express
Hurtigruten Group is the sole operator of the Coastal ExpressHurtigruten
Hurtigruten or Hurtigruta is a Norwegian passenger and freight line with daily sailings along Norway's western and northern coast. Sometimes referred to in English as Norwegian Coastal Express, Hurtigruten ships sail almost the entire length of the country, completing the roundtrip journey in 11...
between Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
and Kirkenes
Kirkenes
is a town in the municipality of Sør-Varanger in the county of Finnmark in the far northeast of Norway...
along the Norwegian Coast. A total of 11 ships operate the route. It also owns 50% of the short sea liner Nor Lines
Nor Lines
Nor Lines is a short sea liner shipping and logistics company based in Norway. The company operates 11 vessels in addition to disposition of the cargo sections of the Coastal Express. In addition to along the Norwegian coast, it through the subsidiary Baltic Line operates to Denmark and Finland....
that among other things manages the cargo onboard the Coastal Express ships.
Cruise ships
Two of the Coastal Express ships are now located in Antarctica operating as cruise shipCruise ship
A cruise ship or cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience, as well as the different destinations along the way...
s between Antarctica and Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
. Hurtigruten Group is planning on acquiring one additional cruise for cruises in Greenland
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
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Car ferry
Hurtigruten Group operates a number of car ferries in NordlandNordland
is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...
, Troms
Troms
or Romsa is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea...
, Finnmark
Finnmark
or Finnmárku is a county in the extreme northeast of Norway. By land it borders Troms county to the west, Finland to the south and Russia to the east, and by water, the Norwegian Sea to the northwest, and the Barents Sea to the north and northeast.The county was formerly known as Finmarkens...
and Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal
is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...
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Tourism
The group owns a number of travel related companies, including two hotels in Bergen, the tour operator Spitsbergen Travel and a number of travel agenciesTravel agency
A travel agency is a retail business that sells travel related products and services to customers on behalf of suppliers such as airlines, car rentals, cruise lines, hotels, railways, sightseeing tours and package holidays that combine several products...
domestically and abroad.
Current Fleet
- MS FramMS FramMS Fram is a passenger vessel operated by the Norway-based Hurtigruten Group. The ship is named after the original Fram, the ship used by explorers Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen. The ship operates in the Arctic Ocean and around Greenland in the summer, and cruises around Antarctica at other...
- MS MidnatsolMS MidnatsolMS Midnatsol is a Hurtigruten vessel built by Fosen mekaniske verksted in Rissa, Norway in 2003. It is the fourth ship to sail for Hurtigruten to bear this name...
- MS TrollfjordMS TrollfjordMS Trollfjord is a Hurtigruten vessel built by Fosen mekaniske verksted in Rissa, Norway in 2002. It is named after the Norwegian Trollfjord. She has a sister ship, which also sails for Hurtigruten.- External links :***...
- MS Finnmarken
- MS NordnorgeMS NordnorgeThe MS Nordnorge is a Hurtigruten ship. It was built in 1997 by Kværner Kleven in Ulsteinvik, Norway, as a sister ship to MS Polarlys and MS Nordkapp...
- MS NordkappMS NordkappThe MS Nordkapp is a Hurtigruten ship built in 1996 by Kleven Verft AS, Norway, for Ofotens og Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab for use in Hurtigruten ferry service along the coast of Norway. She is a sister ship of MS Polarlys and MS Nordnorge...
- MS PolarlysMS PolarlysMS Polarlys is a Hurtigruten vessel built by Ulstein Verft in Ulstein, Norway in 1996. It is named after the Aurora polaris and is the third Hurtigruten vessel to bear the name after this phenomenon.- External links :**...
- MS NordlysMS NordlysMS Nordlys is a Norwegian-registered cruise ship operated by Hurtigruten. She was built by Volkswerft GmbH in Stralsund, Germany in 1994. She has two sister ships, and which also sail for Hurtigruten. The ship caught fire in September 2011 while sailing off Ålesund, Norway.-Description:The...
- MS Richard With
- MS Kong Harald
- MS VesterålenMS VesterålenMS Vesterålen is a passenger vessel operated by the Norwegian-based Hurtigruten. The vessel was constructed in Harstad, Norway in 1983. She was refitted in Bremen, Germany in 1989 to increase passenger capacity, and then later in 1995. As of 2010, the ship operates cruises primarily along the coast...
- MS Narvik
- MS LofotenMS LofotenMS Lofoten is a passenger vessel built in 1964, currently operated by Hurtigruten in Norway. The ship is currently the second oldest vessel operated by the company, after MS Nordstjernen, and operates cruises around the coast of Norway and sometimes in the Svalbard archipelago...
- MS NordstjernenMS NordstjernenMS Nordstjernen is a Hurtigruten vessel constructed in Hamburg, Germany in 1956, and is currently the oldest operational ship in the Hurtigruten fleet. She was extensively refitted in 1980 and continues to sail on cruises to the Svalbard archipelago. In 2010 she operated continuously on the...
- MV Polar Star