FAST RELIABLE SEAWAYS
North Sea Baltic Sea Strait of Gibraltar Gulf of Oman
www.frs.eu
The FRS Group
The FRS Group Europe‘s leading international ferry specialist based in Germany y Havneby List
Kloster Vitte Neuendorf
Denmark
Lauterbach Altefähr
Stralsund
Flensburg Germany
Europe is growing together and shipping company Förde Reederei Seetouristik (FRS) is one of those ventures that have recognised this as an opportunity to develop new business activities beyond home waters.
Wiek Wittower Fähre Schaprode
Glewitz
Baabe Gager
Stahlbrode
Hohe Düne Warnemünde
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In recent years FRS has grown from a regional passenger ferry operator to an internationally active group with 26 vessels and 1000 employees. In 2009, FRS transported 5.4 million passengers and 1.3 million vehicles.
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Wedel
The FRS success story as a short route ferry operator goes all the way back to 1866. Today FRS, with its base in northern Germany, has a portfolio that comprises nine subsidiaries located in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. In addition to numerous international ferry and catamaran lines three regional bus operations and a mobile CCTV company complete the product range.
Hamburg
Spain Spa Al i Algeciras
Khasab
Gibraltar
a Tarifa
Dubai
Ceuta o Morocco T i Tangier
Abu Dhabi UAE
Muscat Oman
Contents 4-5 Tarifa/Algeciras/Gibraltar – Tanger
6 Algeciras – Ceuta
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proudly operated by FRS
Muscat – Khasab
8-9 Havneby/Rømø – List/Sylt
10-11 Hamburg/Wedel/Cuxhaven – Heligoland
12-13 Around Rügen & Warnemünde
HSC ”Tanger Jet II“
14 Flensburg and surrounding area
Welcome on bord!
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FRS Group General Management Norderhofenden 19-20 D- 24937 Flensburg
Phone +49 (0)461 8 64-11 Fax +49 (0)461 8 64-70 management@frs.eu www.frs.eu
Spain – Morocco
Africa - only 35 minutes away...
HSC „Tanger Jet“
HSC „Tarifa Jet“
HSC „Tanger Jet II“
· Built: 1996/2001 · Length: 60 m · Passengers: 580 · Cars: 58 · Buses: 2 · Output: 10,800 kW · Speed: 33 kn
· Built: 1997 · Length: 86 m · Passengers: 800 · Cars: 175 · Buses: 4 · Output: 28,320 kW · Speed: 38 kn
· Built: 2004 · Length: 86 m · Passengers: 900 . Cars: 238 · Buses: 10 · Output: 32,800 kW · Speed: 42 kn
· Fastest connection between Europe and Africa · Almost hourly departures all year round · Tax-free shopping on board · On-board catering · Fascination Fast Ferry
HSC “Tarifa Jet” on the Strait of Gibraltar
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Part of the FRS Group
Specially adapted ramps for rapid loading and unloading
HSC „Tanger Jet“
HSC „Tarifa Jet“
HSC „Tanger Jet II“
Sundeck on the HSC “Tarifa Jet”
The port of Tangier
The port of Tarifa
... the fast connection between Tarifa and Tangier Since 2000, FRS Iberia and FRS Maroc have been operating year-round fast ferry sailings across the Strait of Gibraltar between Spain and Morocco. The main FRS route between Tarifa (Spain) and the buzzing port of Tangier (Morocco) is the shortest seaway between the two continents and takes a mere 35 minutes. In addition, FRS also connects Tangier with the ports of Algeciras and Gibraltar. With its modern high-speed ferries, FRS has become the market leader for passenger and car crossings to and from Tangier. FRS ferry crossings can be supplemented with a variety of organised land excursions in and around Tangier. Every year, FRS carries 1.6 million passengers and 380,000 cars. Spain Spa Al i Algeciras
Gibraltar
a Tarifa
Ceuta o Morocco T i Tangier
HSC “Tanger Jet II”
Modern and spacious lounges
Duty-free shop with wide range of goods
FRS IBERIA SL Poligono la Vega Parcelas 210-229 ES-11380 Tarifa - Cádiz
FRS MAROC SARL 3ème Etage Bureau No 9 18 Rue El Farabi MA- 9000 Tanger
Phone +34 956 68 18 30 Fax +34 956 62 71 80 info@frs.es www.frs.es
Phone +212 39 94 26 12 Fax +212 39 94 26 17 info@frs.ma www.frs.ma
Comfortable Pullman seats
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Algeciras – Ceuta
Ceuta - the exclave of Spain...
HSC „Ceuta Jet“
HSC „Algeciras Jet“
· Built: 1998 · Length: 60 m · Passengers: 428 · Cars: 52 · Buses: 2 · Output: 14,400 kW · Speed: 40 kn
· Built: 1999 · Length: 60 m · Passengers: 428 · Cars: 52 · Buses: 2 · Output: 14,400 kW · Speed: 40 kn
· Almost hourly departures all year round · Tax-free shopping on board · On-board catering · Fascination Fast Ferry
... connected by FRS fast ferrys. Since summer 2008, FRS Iberia has been operating two high-speed catamarans between the port town of Algeciras and the spanish exclave Ceuta. With this new route, FRS Iberia continues to expand its position as market leader. FRS is also the only ferry operator that serves all ports on the Strait of Gibraltar. Altogether five comfortable and state-of-the-art jumbo catamarans operate in this region.
HSC „Ceuta Jet“ Spain Algeciras
Gibraltar
Tarifa
Ceuta Morocco Tangier
Business Class
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Economy Class
Part of the FRS Group
FRS IBERIA SL Poligono la Vega Parcelas 210-229 ES-11380 Tarifa - Cádiz
Phone +34 956 68 18 30 Fax +34 956 62 71 80 info@frs.es www.frs.es
Muscat – Khasab HSC „Shinas“
HSC „Hormuz“
Oman - Arabian Magic...
... in harmony with the world fastest High Speed Crafts. HSC „Shinas“ HSC „Hormuz“ · Built: 2008 · Length: 64.8 m · Passengers: 208 · Cars: 56 or 54 truck lane metres + 40 cars · Output: 4 x 6,500 kW · Speed: 56 kn FRS proudly operates the two fastest High Speed Crafts in the world for the Sultanate of Oman. National Ferries Company (NFC) is running throughout the year between Muscat and Khasab. Further routes are currently being developed. The country of Oman has a diverse yet rich topography that ranges from rugged mountains to deepwater fjords. The varied geography of the Sultanate of Oman results in diverse climatic conditions across the country. The amazing juxtaposition of the deserts and the beaches along with the bustling metropolis makes the Sultanate of Oman a traveling experience with a difference.
HSC „Shinas“
Khasab
Dubai Abu Dhabi UAE
Muscat Oman
Helipad
proudly operated by FRS
Nationlal Ferries Company (s.a.o.c.) P. O. Box: 911, Al Khuwair Postal Code: 133, Sultanate of Oman
Phone +968 244 72 123 Fax +968 244 72 002 info@nfc.gov.com www.nfcoman.com
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Rømø – Sylt
Holidays start on board...
MF ”SyltExpress“
· New state-of-the-art double-ended ferry
· Built: 2005 · Length: 88 m · Passengers: 600 · Cars: 80 · Buses: 10 · Output: 4,600 kW · Speed: 16 kn
· All year round, up to 16 departures per day · Capacities for cars, buses, LGVs and heavy/abnormal loads · On-board shopping and catering
Restaurant with panoramic windows
Shootings for Polanskis „The Ghostwriter“
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Fast loading and unloading Reservation and information:
Rømø-Sylt Linie GmbH & Co. KG Norderhofenden 19-20 24937 Flensburg www.syltfaehre.de
MF ”SyltExpress“
Four sundecks
... a route between Rømø and Sylt A ferry crossing has been in existence here since 1963: connecting List on the island of Sylt with the Danish Havneby on neighbouring Rømø, connected to the mainland via a road dam. The crossing became part of the FRS Group in 1979. In 2005, the Rømø-Sylt Line (RSL) deployed a new modern double-ended ferry on this route, the MF ”SyltExpress”. This vessel, which is particularly suited to carrying vehicles of all kinds, strengthens not only RSL’s year-round supply service for Sylt, but offers tourists the unique maritime experience of arriving and departing via the sea. On this line, which is extremely popular with day tourists, around 400,000 passengers are moved every year, together with 100,000 vehicles.
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MF “SyltExpress” at List harbour
Board shop with extensive range of goods Rømø-Sylt Linie GmbH & Co. KG Norderhofenden 19-20 D- 24937 Flensburg
Duty-free shop Phone +49 (0)461 8 64-0 Fax +49 (0)461 8 64-30 info@syltfaehre.de www.syltfaehre.de
Tasty food, German-Danish style
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Heligoland
Classic cruising or modern high-speed travel...
MV ”Atlantis“
HSC ”Halunder Jet“
· Built: 1973 · Length: 76 m · Passengers: 1,000 · Output: 4,500 kW · Speed: 18 kn
· Built: 2003 · Length: 52 m · Passengers: 579 · Output: 6,960 kW · Speed: 36 kn
Boarding at Heligoland
· Connections from three ports · Two types of vessel in service · A true ocean voyage on the North Sea · Varied on-board and landside programme
HSC “Halunder Jet” on the open waters of the North Sea
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Exciting sea voyage
MV „Atlantis“
HSC „Halunder Jet“
Traditional shuttle service onto the island
...FRS Helgoline has got it covered FRS Helgoline has serviced the connection with Germany’s only offshore island since 1984. It is the only carrier offering a choice between a classic maritime vessel and a fast, modern highspeed catamaran. From May to September, tourists can travel daily on the classic tourist steamer ”Atlantis” between Cuxhaven and car-free Heligoland, where it is tradition for small open boats (”Börteboote”) to shuttle passengers from the anchoring site to dry land. The catamaran “Halunder Jet” connects Hamburg, Wedel and Cuxhaven with the island’s port every day between April and October. Heligoland offers guests spectacular nature and high quality tax-free goods. FRS Helgoline is the market leader with 165,000 passengers. g Heligoland
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MV “Atlantis“ leaving Cuxhaven port
Bridge on the HSC “Halunder Jet”
Jet Class on the HSC “Halunder Jet”
FRS Helgoline GmbH & Co. KG Norderhofenden 19-20 D-24937 Flensburg
Phone +49 (0)461 8 64-0 Fax +49 (0)461 8 64-30 info@helgoline.de www.helgoline.de
Comfort Class on the HSC “Halunder Jet”
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Warnemünde, Stralsund, Rügen and the Island of Hiddensee MY „Störtebeker“ MY „Pirat“
A wealth of connections...
General vessel types
Passenger ferries
Car ferries
Water taxis
· Built: 1993 – 2000 · Length: 21 – 40 m · Passengers: 225 – 400 · Output:187 – 694 kW · Speed: 11 – 14 kn
· Built: 1965 – 1996 · Length: 32 – 58 m · Passengers: 150 – 400 · Output: 330 – 558 kW · Speed: 7-8 kn
· Built: 1993 · Length: 16,50 m · Passengers: 20 · Output: 376 kW · Speed: 25 kn
· Range of vessels and day-trip destinations · Short car ferry connections · Comfortable lounges
MV “Hansestadt Stralsund”
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Weiße Flotte offices in Stralsund Weiße Flotte GmbH Fährstraße 16 D-18439 Stralsund
Phone +49 (0)3831 26 81-0 Fax +49 (0)3831 26 81-30 info@weisse-flotte.de www.weisse-flotte.de
MV ”Gellen“ MV ”Schaprode“ MV ”Insel Hiddensee“ MV ”Hansestadt Stralsund“
MV ”Altefähr“ MV ”Hanseblick“
MF „Stahlbrode“ MF „Glewitz“ MF „Warnow“ MF „Breitling“ MF „Wittow“
MF „Vitte“
Harbour trip in Stralsund
New cabrio vessel MV ”Hanseblick“
...from the shipping companies with choice For the last 50 years, Stralsund-based company Weiße Flotte has been operating day-trip and ferry services in the Federal State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern together with its subsidiary Reederei Hiddensee. Modern passenger vessels of the ”Bodden-kreuzer” type, a cargo ferry as well as fast water taxis make up the fleet that connects the island of Hiddensee with the island of Rügen all year round. During the summer months, the timetable is supplemented with sailings from Stralsund, Wiek and Zingst. New or modernised passenger/car vessels are deployed for ferry services in Warnemünde (Hohe Düne), Wittower Fähre (Rügen) and Stahlbrode - Glewitz (Rügen). A large programme of harbour trips rounds off the products on offer. Together, Weiße Flotte and Reederei Hiddensee carry 3.3 million passengers and 920.000 vehicles.
Kloster Vitte Neuendorf
Wiek Wittower Fähre Schaprode
Lauterbach Altefähr
Stralsund
Glewitz
Baabe Gager
Stahlbrode
Hohe Düne Warnemünde
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Water taxi MY “Störtebeker”
MV “Altefähr” in front of the new Rügen Bridge
MF “Vitte” Reederei Hiddensee GmbH Achtern Diek 4 D-18565 Vitte/Hiddensee
MV “Gellen” Phone +49 (0)38300 210 Fax +49 (0)38300 501 70 info@reederei-hiddensee.de www.reederei-hiddensee.de
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Bus transport in and around Flensburg
Public, regional transport...
...with modern buses
Amongst competitors, the company has a leading position with its use of modern vehicles, high operational standards and a high level of reliability. The AFAG, together with its subsidiaries Förde Bus and Verkehrsbetriebe Schleswig-Flensburg, covers a wide network of routes in the Schleswig-Flensburg region and counts around 8.5 million passengers each year.
· Experience since 1925 · Comfortable, modern buses · Large network
Articulated AFAG bus
Depot Förde Bus
Depot AFAG AFAG mbH & Co. KG Westerallee 164 Norderhofenden 19-20 14 D-24941 Flensburg
Phone +49 (0)461 503 18-0 Fax +49 (0)461 503 18-18 info@afag-bus.de www.afag-bus.de
Förde Bus KG Westerallee 164 Norderhofenden 19-20 D-24941 Flensburg
Depot VSF Phone +49 (0)461 503 18-0 Fax +49 (0)461 503 18-18 info@foerde-bus.de www.foerde-bus.de
Verkehrsbetriebe Phone +49 (0)4621 95 91-0 Schleswig-Flensburg GmbH Fax +49 (0)4621 95 91-10 St. Jürgener Straße 57 info@vsf-gmbh.com D-24837 Schleswig www.vsf-gmbh.com
Mobile CCTV
Mobile CCTV...
...for a strong sense of security. The company Rail & Road Protec GmbH (R2P) is a young, ambitious enterprise whose employees has experience in development, production and the distribution of highquality and innovative mobile CCTV systems for bus and rail applications. This experience has been gathered during work relationships with other companies. Distinguished by a big engagement and a high degree of innovation and competence, R2P belongs to the fastest growing enterprises of our branch. The mobile CCTV systems can also compress image data using H.264, MPEG4 and MJPEG methods, which guarantees the highest image quality, and fast and efficient image transfer at all times. Both the video recorders and the corresponding software are also being continuously developed.
CCTV in buses and trains
Dynamic infotainment
Mobile R8-Compact hybrid recorder Rail & Road Protec GmbH Norderhofenden 12-13 D- 24937 Flensburg
The R2P team Phone +49 (0)461 500 33 80 Fax +49 (0)461 500 33 820 info@r2protec.eu www.r2protec.eu
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Förde Reederei (Flensburg) Established 1935 Owned by various shareholders
Seetouristik (Flensburg) Established 1958 Owned by three partners 50%
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FRS Helgoline
Weiße Flotte
Rømø-Sylt Linie
FRS Iberia
Rail & Road Protec
AFAG Bus
Förde Bus
Passenger ferry operations Hamburg/Wedel - Heligoland Cuxhaven - Heligoland
Ferry operations and excursions in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Ferry operations between Rømø (DEN) and Sylt (GER)
Fast ferry operations on the Strait of Gibraltar between Spain and Morocco
Mobile CCTV solutions in buses and trains
Bus operations in Flensburg city
Public transport in the greater Flensburg region
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Reederei Hiddensee Ferry operations and excursions to and from Hiddensee
FRS Maroc Fast ferry operations on the Strait of Gibraltar between Morocco and Spain
Verkehrsholding Nord 95% VSF ÖPNV Schleswig
Public transport solutions
International operations
Flensburg Headquarter FRS Group Hamburg
FRS Group General Management Norderhofenden 19-20 D- 24937 Flensburg
Phone +49 (0)461 8 64-11 Fax +49 (0)461 8 64-70 management@frs.eu www.frs.eu
June 2010
Ferry operations and excursions in Germany