Nor-Ferjer
Encyclopedia
Nor-Ferjer was a joint venture
ferry company created by Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap
(HSD) and Stavangerske
in 2005 to compete for public service obligation
on car ferry routes outside Rogaland
and Hordaland
, Norway
. The company won four contracts for transport before being merged into Tide Sjø
in 2007 after HSD, Gaia Trafikk
and Stavangerske merged to form Tide
.
Joint venture
A joint venture is a business agreement in which parties agree to develop, for a finite time, a new entity and new assets by contributing equity. They exercise control over the enterprise and consequently share revenues, expenses and assets...
ferry company created by Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap
Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap
Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap , founded in 1880, was one of Norway's largest privately held public transportation providers. Its bus operation HSD Buss AS was founded in 1999, and serviced 15 million passengers annually in large parts of western Norway, predominantly in Hordaland...
(HSD) and Stavangerske
Stavangerske
Stavangerske is a defunct Norwegian ferry operator based in Stavanger. A subsidiary of Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskap , it operates car- and passenger ferries primarily in Rogaland county. The company's ferries with less than 100 seats are operated by Fjordservice...
in 2005 to compete for public service obligation
Public Service Obligation
In transport, public service obligation or PSO is an arrangement in which a governing body or other authority offers an auction for subsidies, permit the winning company a monopoly to operate a specified service of public transport for a specified period of time for the given subsidy...
on car ferry routes outside Rogaland
Rogaland
is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%...
and Hordaland
Hordaland
is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...
, 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 company won four contracts for transport before being merged into Tide Sjø
Tide Sjø
Tide Sjø AS is a Norwegian shipping company owned Tide responsible for the groups ferry transport. Tide operates automobile ferries and fast ferries in Rogaland, Hordaland, Sunnmøre and Trondheimfjord on contract with the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, Kolumbus and Skyss...
in 2007 after HSD, Gaia Trafikk
Gaia Trafikk
Gaia Trafikk was the largest public transportation provider in Bergen and Os, Norway until it merged with HSD forming Tide.Gaia was formed by the 1998 merger of Pan Trafikk, the bus company serving northern and southern Bergen, and Bergen Sporvei, the company serving Bergen's inner city...
and Stavangerske merged to form Tide
Tide (transportation company)
Tide ASA is a public transport company in Hordaland, Norway which resulted from the merger of Gaia Trafikk and Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap . The company provides the public transit network in the city of Bergen, and most of the bus service in Hordaland...
.
Fleet
| Vessel: | Type: | Built: | Owned since: | Responsible: | Status: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF Folkestad | car ferry | 2006 | 2006 | Tide Sjø | In traffic Volda–Folkestad |
| MF Ytterøyningen | car ferry | 2006 | 2006 | Tide Sjø | In traffic Levanger–Hokstad Levanger–Hokstad Ferry The Levanger–Hokstad Ferry is an automobile ferry on Norwegian National Road 774 that connects the island of Ytterøya to the mainland and municipal centre of Levanger. The long passage on the Trondheimfjord is performed with the double-ended ferries MF Yttringen and operated by Tide Sjø making 11... |
| MF Ørland | car ferry | 2006 | 2006 | Tide Sjø | In traffic Brekstad–Valset Brekstad–Valset Ferry The Brekstad–Valset Ferry is an automobile ferry on Norwegian National Highway 710 that connects the peninsula of Fosen at Brekstad across the Trondheimfjord to Valset... |
| MF Ropeid | car ferry | 1969 | 2007 | Tide Sjø | Reserve ferry |
| MF Sand | car ferry | 2007 | 2007 | Stavangerske | In traffic Sand–Ropeid |