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| Type | Ferry company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Egersund, Norway |
Area served | Norway, Denmark |
| Services | Passenger transportation, Freight transportation |
| Revenue | 1,550,000,000 Norwegian krone (2024)  |
Number of employees | 245 (2010) |
| Parent | Bergen Nordhordland Rutelag |
| Website | fjordline |
Fjord Line is a Norwegian ferry operator offering services between Norway and Denmark. In addition to passenger transport, Fjord Line also operates cargo transport through its cargo division in both Norway and Denmark.
History
Fjord Line was founded in 1993. In 1998 the company purchased the MS Jupiter and the Bergen - Newcastle route from Color Line.[1]
In 2004 a much larger ship, the MS Fjord Norway was purchased to operate the Norway - Denmark service. The MS Bergen was chartered to DFDS.
Following heavy competition on the Norway - Denmark route, in 2005 Fjord Line began streamlining operations. On return of the MS Bergen from charter, the MS Fjord Norway and the Norway - UK route were sold to DFDS. The MS Jupiter was laid up for sale. Paroms between Oslo and Newcastle, operated by Fjord Line, also ceased operations in 2006. The company was among those that tried to maintain the UK–Scandinavia route.[2]
On 1 January 2008 Fjord Line merged with fast ferry operator Master Ferries.
The MS Stavangerfjord was awarded for Best Ship Design at the 2014 Shippax Awards.[3][4]
In 2014 Fjord Line became the world's first ferry operator to use contactless radio frequency identification (RFID) smart cards for cabin locks. This solution was provided by Carus Ferry Ltd Ab.[5]
In October 2020 the company announced a scale-back of operations whereby the ferry operations will only serve the ports of Kristiansand, Hirtshals, and Stavanger.[6]
The Sandefjord - Strömstad route: Service [ended] on the 29th of October 2023)[7]
Routes
Fjord Line operates routes between Norway and Denmark.
- Kristiansand - Hirtshals (Summer only) (Concurrency with Color Line)
- Stavanger - Bergen
Fleet
Current fleet
Fjord Line currently operates three vessels.
| Name | Built | Entered service | Tonnage | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stavangerfjord | 2013 | 2013 | 31,678 GT | Exclusively powered by Liquified Natural Gas. |
| Bergensfjord | 2014 | 2014[9] | 31,678 GT | From January 2014. Sister of Stavangerfjord. |
| Fjord FSTR | 2020/2021 | March 2021 | 11,888 GT |
A new ship for the Kristiansand - Hirtshals route. Previously used by Fjord Cat. |
Past fleet
| Name | Built | In service | Tonnage | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lygra | 1979 | 1997–2006 | 7,012 GT | Operates between USA and Caribbean |
| Fjord Norway | 1986 | 2003–2006 | 31,356 GT | Sold to DFDS as Princess of Norway |
| Jupiter | 1975 | 1998–2005 | 12,348 GT | Operates as a cruise ship in Vietnam, It sank November 2017 |
| Fjord Cat | 1998 | 2008–2020 | 5,619 GT | |
| Oslofjord | 1993/2014 | 1993/2014 | 16,551 GT | Formerly ran the Hirtshals/Bergen/Stavanger service and was converted into a day ferry in 2014 and renamed Oslofjord. |
References
- "M/S Wellamo (1975)". www.faktaomfartyg.nu. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - van Tilburg, J.W. (8 January 2024). "Historic ferry crossings from the UK to Scandinavia". ferrygogo.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- Skipsrevyen (2014-04-10). "Fjord Line hedret med "The Shippax Awards" - Skipsrevyen.no". www.skipsrevyen.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- "Shippax Award 2014". Shippax. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- "Article Search".
- "Fjord Line stanser danskebåtene fra Bergen".
- Bjerkholdt, Bettina Olie (2023-09-20). "Fjord Line avvikler ruten mellom Sandefjord og Strømstad". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- https://www.nrk.no/sorlandet/krever-skjerpet-kontroll-etter-nrk-avsloring-1.17420235. NRK.no. Retrieved 2025-05-19
- "Fjord Line Takes Over MS 'Bergensfjord' (Norway)". World Maritime News. 4 February 2014. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.