Förde Reederei Seetouristik
Förde Reederei Seetouristik or Fast Reliable Seaways is a German transportation company specialising in passenger ferry and freight transportation. Originally a regional passenger ferry operator founded in 1866, it has expanded in recent years to an international business group and became one of Europe's leading ferry operators. FRS provides conventional ferries, as well as high speed ferries. With 59 vessels and approximately 2,000 employees worldwide, FRS is transporting 7.9 million passengers and 2.1 million vehicles per year. The company group with its headquarters in Northern Germany, Flensburg, comprises 17 subsidiaries located in Europe, North Africa, Middle East and North America. Focussing on national and international ferry and catamaran operations, FRS is also specializing in Offshore Logistics, Port Management, Crewing and Maritime Consulting.
Subsidiaries
If FRS Iberia and FRS Maroc are counted as separate entities, FRS includes 17 subsidiaries.Ferry operators
- Clipper Navigation, of Seattle, Washington, United States, acquired in 2016
- FRS Iberia/Maroc, operating in the Strait of Gibraltar
- Helgoline, serving Heligoland and the lower Elbe
- FRS Muscat, operating in Oman
- Rømø-Sylt-Line, connecting the German island of Sylt and the Danish island of Rømø
- Weiße Flotte, with service in the Baltic Sea, as well as electric ferries for passengers in Berlin and Wolfsburg
- Reederei Hiddensee, a subsidiary of Weiße Flotte, serving the island of Hiddensee
- , connecting Marstal on the island of Ærø to Rudkøbing on the Danish mainland
Other services
- Albanian Ferry Terminal Operator, managing ports on the Adriatic Sea
- FRS Offshore, an operator of offshore service vessels along the north coast of Germany
- FRS Windcat Offshore Logistics, a joint venture with Windcat Workboats
- FRS Ship Management, providing crewing and software
Fleet
Fast Ferries (vehicle and passenger)
- HSC Ceuta Jet, operated by FRS Iberia S.L.
- HSC Algeciras Jet, operated by FRS Iberia S.L.
- HSC Tarifa Jet, operated by FRS Iberia S.L.
- HSC Hormuz, operated by FRS Management
- MS Jawharat Masirah, operated by FRS Management
- MS Shannah, operated by FRS Management
- HSC Al Hallaniyat, operated by FRS Management
- HSC Sawqrah, operated by FRS Management
- HSC Masirah 4, operated by FRS Management
Fast Ferries (passengers only)
- Taxiboot Pirat, operated by Reederei Hiddensee GmbH
- Taxiboot Störtebeker, operated by Reederei Hiddensee GmbH
- HSC Victoria Clipper, operated by Clipper Navigation, Inc.
- HSC Victoria Clipper IV, operated by Clipper Navigation, Inc.
- HSC San Gwann, operated by FRS-Fast Reliable Seaways, LLC
- HSC Victoria Clipper V, operated by Clipper Navigation, Inc., prior HSC , operated by FRS Helgoline GmbH & Co. KG
- HSC Newbuild, operated by FRS Helgoline GmbH & Co. KG
Combi-Ferries / Ro-Pax-Ferries
- MS Tanger Express, operated by FRS Iberia S.L.
- MS Kattegat, operated by FRS Iberia S.L.
- MS Al Andalus Express, operated by FRS Iberia S.L.
- MS Miramar Express, operated by FRS Iberia S.L.
Conventional passenger ferries
- MS Gellen, operated by Reederei Hiddensee GmbH
- MS Schaprode, operated by Reederei Hiddensee GmbH
- MS Insel Hiddensee, operated by Reederei Hiddensee GmbH
- MS Altefähr, operated by Weiße Flotte GmbH
- MS Hansestadt Stralsund, operated by Reederei Hiddensee GmbH
- MS Bültenkieker, operated by Weiße Flote GmbH
- MS Hanseblick, operated by Weiße Flotte GmbH
- Wappen von Breege, operated by Weiße Flotte GmbH
- MS Kleine Freiheit, operated by FRS HanseFerry, prior Seebad Juliusruh, operated by Weiße Flotte GmbH
- MS Sundevit, operated by Reederei Hiddensee GmbH
- MS Alfagen, operated by FRS Management
- MS Knipan, operated by FRS Management
- MS Viggen, operated by FRS Management
- MS Ejdern, operated by FRS Management
- MS Gudingen, operated by FRS Management
- MS Skiftet, operated by FRS Management
Double-ended car ferries
- MF RömöExpress|MS RömöExpress
- MF SyltExpress|MS SyltExpress
- MF Vitte
- MF Stahlbrode
- MF Glewitz
- MF Warnow
- MF Breitling
- MF Wittow
- MF Stralsund
- Nordic Duck
Solar Ferries
- SF Fährbär 1, operated by Weiße Flotte GmbH, used in Berlin
- SF Fährbär 2, operated by Weiße Flotte GmbH, used in Berlin
- SF Fährbär 3, operated by Weiße Flotte GmbH, used in Berlin
- SF Fährbär 4, operated by Weiße Flotte GmbH, used in Berlin
- SF Sünje, operated by Weiße Flotte GmbH, used in Wolfsburg
- SF Aluna, operated by Norddeutsche Binnenreederei GmbH
Crew Transfer Vessels (CTV)
- CTV Windcat 28, operated by FRS Windcat Offshore Logistics , used for Offshore-Windparks in the German Baltic Sea
- CTV Windcat 34, operated by FWOL, used in the German Baltic Sea
- CTV Windcat 35, operated by FWOL, used in the German Baltic Sea
- CTV Windcat 40, operated by FWOL, used in the German Baltic Sea
Taxiboats
- MY Störtebeker, operated by Reederei Hiddensee GmbH
- MY Pirat, operated by Reederei Hiddensee GmbH
Icebreaker
- Swanti, operated by Weiße Flotte GmbH
Hovercraft-Boat
- Nordic Jet, betrieben durch die Nordic Jetline
Rowing boat
- Paule III, operated by Weiße Flotte GmbH
Fleet of operated vessels
- MS '
- HSC Tanger Jet, later Dolphin Jet
- HSC Thundercat 1
- MS Kloar Kimming
- HSC Hanse Jet
- HSC Baltic Jet
- HSC Flying Viking
- HSC Cat No. 1
- MS Wappen von Hamburg
- MS Helgoland
- MS Wilhemlshaven
- MF Vikingland
- MF Westerland
- MS Baltic Star
- MS Dania
- MS '
- MS Ostsee
- MS Nordsee I
- MS Poseidon
- MS Wappen von Flensburg
- MS Seemöwe
- MS Seemöwe II
- MS Mommark
- MS Fritz Reuter
- MS Mecklenburg
- MS Fehmarn I
- MS '
- MS Kollund
- MS Glücksburg
- MS Afrodite
- MS '
- MS Baltica I / Habicht II
- MS Mürwik
- MS '
- MS '
- MS Stadt Flensburg
- MS Meierwik
- MS Reiher II
- MS Albatros
- MS Albatros
- MS
- MS Moby Dick / Moby Dick I
- MS Forelle
- MS Danica
- MS Langballigau
- MS Libelle
- MS Habicht
Routes
| Route | Vessel | Description |
| Havneby –Sylt | MF SyltExpress | year-round service |
| Tallinn –Helsinki, | HSC Baltic Jet, HSC Nordic Jet | year-round service |
| Hamburg, Wedel, Cuxhaven–Heligoland | HSC Halunder Jet | summer season |
| Stralsund, Schaprode, Zingst, Wiek–Hiddensee | MS Hansestadt Stralsund, MS Insel Hiddensee, MS Schaprode, MS Gellen | year-round service |
| Taxiboat traffic around the Island Hiddensee | Taxiboat Störtebeker, Taxiboat Pirat | support traffic on demand |
| Port round-trips for Tourists in Stralsund | MS Altefähr | during the summer time |
| Warnemünde –Hohe Düne | MF Breitling, MF Warnow | year-round service |
| Wittwo Ferry: Wittow North –Wittow South | MF Wittow | year-round service |
| Stahlbrode –Glewitz | MF Stahlbrode, MF Glewitz | summer season |
| Schaprode – Vitte | MF Vitte | year-round service |
| Port round-trips in Stralsund | MS Hanseblick | year-round service |
| Turku Archipelago / Lake Saimaa, Finnland | MS Vikare und Nestori | year-round service |
| Turku Archipelage, Finnland | MS Nordic Duck | year-round service |
| Parainen Route, Finnland | Hovercraft Nordic Jet | winter season |
| Algeciras, Spain – Tanger-Med, Morocco | MF Tanger Express | year-round service |
| Tarifa, Spain – Tanger, Morocco | HSC Tarifa Jet | year-round service |
| Algeciras, Spain – Ceuta, Spain | HSC Ceuta Jet | year-round service |
| Gibraltar – Tanger Med, Morocco | MF Kattegat | year-round service |
| Motril, Spain – Tanger Med, Morocco | Al Andalus Express | year-round service |
| Muscat – Khasab | HSC Jawharat Masirah und Shannah | year-round service |
| Muscat – Khasab | HSC Hormuz und Shinas | year-round service |
| Muscat – Khasab | HSC Al Hallaniyat, Sawqrah und Masirah 4 | year-round service |
| Seattle, USA – Victoria, Canada | HSC Victoria Clipper | year-round service |
| Victoria, Canada – Vancouver, Kanada | HSC Victoria Clipper IV | year-round service |
| Miami, USA – Bimini, Bahamas | HSC San Gwann | year-round service |