Fjord Line is a Norwegian

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...

 ferry operator offering services between 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...

 and Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

. In addition to passenger transport, Fjord line operates cargo transport through its cargo division in Norway and Denmark.

History

Fjord Line was founded in 1993. In 1998 the company purchased the MS Jupiter and the 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 , ....

 - Newcastle

Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...

 route from Color Line.

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

DFDS

DFDS is a Danish shipping company. It is one of the world's largest ferry operators. The companies name is an acronym of Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab DFDS is a Danish shipping company. It is one of the world's largest ferry operators. The companies name is an acronym of Det Forenede...

.

Following heavy competition on the Norway - Denmark route in 2005 Fjord began streamlining operations. On return of the MS Bergen from charter, the MS Fjord Norway and the Norway - UK route were sold to DFDS

DFDS

DFDS is a Danish shipping company. It is one of the world's largest ferry operators. The companies name is an acronym of Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab DFDS is a Danish shipping company. It is one of the world's largest ferry operators. The companies name is an acronym of Det Forenede...

. The MS Jupiter

MS Jupiter

The Jupiter is a cruiseferry owned and operated by Vietnamese Jupiter Cruises. The vessel operates cruises between Sihanoukville and the island of Phú Quốc.-History:...

 was laid up for sale.

On 1 January 2008 Fjord Line merged with fast ferry operator Master Ferries.

Routes

Fjord Line operates two routes between Norway and Denmark.

• 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 , ....
  
   - Stavanger
  Stavanger
  Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
  
   - Hirtshals
  Hirtshals
  Hirtshals is a town in Hjørring municipality in Region Nordjylland on the north coast of the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark, Europe.-The town of Hirtshals:...
  
  
• Kristiansand
  Kristiansand
  -History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...
  
   - Hirtshals
  Hirtshals
  Hirtshals is a town in Hjørring municipality in Region Nordjylland on the north coast of the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark, Europe.-The town of Hirtshals:...
  
   (Summer only)

Current fleet

Fjord Line currently operates two vessels.

Name	Built	Entered service	Tonnage	Note
MS Bergensfjord	1993	1993	16,551 GRT
HSC Fjord Cat	1998	2008	5,619 GRT

Future fleet

Name	Built	Entering service	Tonnage	Note
MS NB Fjord Line 1	2012	2012	Unknown GRT	Will be delivered in March 2012
MS NB Fjord Line 2	2012	2012	Unknown GRT	Will be delivered in October 2012

Past fleet

Name	Built	In service	Tonnage	Fate
MS Lygra	1979	1997–2006	7,012 GRT	Operates between USA and Caribbean
MS Fjord Norway	1986	2003–2006	31,356 GRT	Sold to DFDS DFDS DFDS is a Danish shipping company. It is one of the world's largest ferry operators. The companies name is an acronym of Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab DFDS is a Danish shipping company. It is one of the world's largest ferry operators. The companies name is an acronym of Det Forenede...  as Princess of Norway
MS Jupiter MS Jupiter The Jupiter is a cruiseferry owned and operated by Vietnamese Jupiter Cruises. The vessel operates cruises between Sihanoukville and the island of Phú Quốc.-History:...	1975	1998–2005	12,348 GRT	Operates as a cruise ship in Vietnam