FRS Förde Reederei Seetouristik GmbH & Co. KG

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. In recent years, FRS has grown from a regional passenger ferry operator to an internationally active business group with more than 27 vessels and 735 staff. In 2007, FRS carried 5.6 million passengers and 1.6 million vehicles in total. 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 and North Africa. In addition to numerous international ferry and catamaran lines, three regional bus operations complete the product range.