Nesodden–Bundefjord Dampskipsselskap
Nesodden–Bundefjord Dampskipsselskap, Nesoddbåtene or NBDS is a Norwegian shipping company that operates the passenger ferry in Oslofjord. The company has six ships, of which two are high-speed, and has 50 employees. The company has 2.7 million passengers annually. The primary function is to transport people between Nesodden and Oslo. Nesodden is a suburb across the fjord of Oslo and the ferry service is the fastest way between the two places.
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Transport |
Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
Area served | Oslofjord |
Key people | Petter Skou (CEO) |
Number of employees | 50 (2007) |
Parent | Fosen Trafikklag (51%) Municipality of Nesodden (38%) |
Website | www.nbds.no |
Services are between Nesoddtangen in Nesodden to Aker Brygge in Oslo and Lysaker. In addition there is a rush hour service between Aker Brygge and Slemmestad and Vollen in Asker as well as a summer route Aker Brygge to Drøbak via a number of islands in Oslo Fjord and western Nesodden.[1]
The company was owned 51% by Fosen Trafikklag and 38% by the Municipality of Nesodden, and was operated on contract with Stor-Oslo Lokaltrafikk, but the route was to be made a public service obligation (PSO). The municipality of Nesodden sold parts of its stock in the company, after a reluctant period without purchasers, because the new operator would have to invest approximately NOK 60 million in new ships.[2] Previously the municipality owned 87% of the company.
Following a tender suspension in 2007, traffic from 1 July 2009 was taken over by Tide Sjø. MF Smørbukk and MF Huldra were taken over by Tide Sjo,[3] the same became MS "Prinsen" but it was sold abroad in summer 2009. The MS "Princess" was sold to Bergen-Nordhordland Rutelag (BNR) in Bergen in April 2010.
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References
edit- ^ Nesodden-Bundefjord Dampskipsselskap. "Velkommen til Nesoddbåtene" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2007-01-21.
- ^ Norsk Rikskringkasting. "Ingen vil kjøpe Nesoddbåtaksje" [Nobody wants to buy Nesoddbåt shares] (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2007-01-21.
- ^ Gaute J. Gaarder (23. juni 2010). «Kan bli charterbåt». Akershus Amtstidende. Besøkt 20. September 2011