Rederij Doeksen
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Rederij Doeksen is a dutch company operating passenger and freight services to the West Frisian Islands
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West Frisian Islands
The West Frisian Islands are a chain of islands in the North Sea off the Dutch coast, along the edge of the Wadden Sea. They continue further east as the German East Frisian Islands and are part of the Frisian Islands....
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Routes
Rederij Doeksen operate three routes across the Wadden SeaWadden Sea
The Wadden Sea is an intertidal zone in the southeastern part of the North Sea. It lies between the coast of northwestern continental Europe and the range of Frisian Islands, forming a shallow body of water with tidal flats and wetlands. It is rich in biological diversity...
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- Harlingen - TerschellingTerschellingTerschelling is a municipality and an island in the northern Netherlands, one of the West Frisian Islands.Waddenislanders are known for their resourcefulness in using anything and everything that washes ashore. With few trees to use for timber, most of the farms and barns are built with masts...
- Harlingen - VlielandVlielandVlieland is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. The municipality of Vlieland has only one major town: Oost-Vlieland . It is the second-least densely populated municipality in the Netherlands ....
- Terschelling - Vlieland
Fleet
Rederij Doeksen operate a fleet of four passenger / car ferries and two fast ferries.| Name | Built | Enterered service | Tonnage | Notes |
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| Friesland | 1989 | 1989 | ||
| Koegelwieck | 1992 | 1992 | ||
| Midsland | 1974 | 1994 | ||
| Noord-Nederland | 2002 | 2002 | Freight only | |
| Tiger | 2002 | 2008 | ||
| Vlieland | 2005 | 2005 |