Stavangerske
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| Stavangerske AS | |
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| Type | Subsidiary |
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| Founded | 1990 |
| Headquarters |  Stavanger, Norway |
| Key people | Egil Nylund (CEO) |
| Area served | Rogaland, Norway |
| Industry | Transport |
| Parent | Det Stavangerske Dampskibselskab |
| Website | www.stavangerske.no |
Stavangerske is a Norwegian ferry operator based in Stavanger. A subsidiary of Det Stavangerske Dampskibselskab (DSD), it operates car- and passenger ferries primarilly in Rogaland county. The companies ferries with less than 100 seats is operated by Fjordservice.
[edit] History
Stavangerske was created in 1990 as Rogaland Trafikkselskap to operate the domestic ferries of DSD. At the time the company had licences to operate all but one ferry in Rogaland. In 2002 Rogaland County Council created Kolumbus and it started a process with public service obligation contracts being awarded, resulting in Stavangerske loosing contracts to Torghatten Trafikkselskap, L. Rødne og Sønner and Fjord1. The company changed its name in 2003.
[edit] Routes
Car ferry routes as of 2007:
- Stavanger-Tau
- Lauvvik-Oanes
- Hjelmeland-Nesvik-Ombo
- Hanasand-Judaberg-Nedstrand-Jelsa
- Sand-Ropeid
- Mekjarvik-Kvitsøy-Skudeneshavn
Catemaran routes:
Local routes:
Finnmark Fylkesrederi · Fjord1 · Fosen Trafikklag · Helgelandske · Hurtigruten Group · Namsos Trafikkselskap · Stavangerske · Tide · Torghatten Trafikkselskap
