Fjordservice
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Fjordservice AS is a defunct passenger ferry company that operated routes from Stavanger
to Ryfylke
in Rogaland
, Norway
. It operated from 1990 to 2008. The routes operated were Stavanger–Mekjarvik– Kvitsøy
, Stavanger–Usken–Hommersåk
and Stavanger–Byøyene.
The company was founded in 1990 and started with ferry routes; it was later bought by Rogaland Trafikkselskap
(later Stavangerske) and L. Rødne og Sønner
. Rogaland Trafikkselskap then bought out Rødne, and in 2008, Stavangerske, Fjordservice and Tide
merged.
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...
to Ryfylke
Ryfylke
Ryfylke is a traditional district in Norway, located northeast of Stavanger and east of Haugesund. In the east it borders Setesdal and Sirdal.Ryfylke comprises the contemporary municipalities of Sauda, Suldal, Finnøy, Hjelmeland, Forsand, Strand, Kvitsøy and Rennesøy...
in 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%...
, 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...
. It operated from 1990 to 2008. The routes operated were Stavanger–Mekjarvik– Kvitsøy
Kvitsøy
Kvitsøy is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is the smallest municipality in Norway . Kvitsøy was separated from Mosterøy on 1 January 1923.The municipality is an archipelago situated northwest of the coast of the Stavanger peninsula...
, Stavanger–Usken–Hommersåk
Hommersåk
Hommersåk is a village with around 6000 citizens, situated in Riska borough 12 kilometres away from the town centre of Sandnes, Rogaland, Norway....
and Stavanger–Byøyene.
The company was founded in 1990 and started with ferry routes; it was later bought by Rogaland Trafikkselskap
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...
(later Stavangerske) and L. Rødne og Sønner
L. Rødne og Sønner
L. Rødne og Sønner AS is a passenger ferry operating company in Rogaland and Hordaland, Norway. It operates 14 ferries, of which 11 are fast ferries...
. Rogaland Trafikkselskap then bought out Rødne, and in 2008, Stavangerske, Fjordservice and 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...
merged.