Förde Reederei Seetouristik

Förde Reederei Seetouristik
IndustryTransport
Founded1990
Headquarters
Area served
Strait of Gibraltar
Baltic Sea
North Sea
Elbe
Salish Sea
Key people
Götz Becker
Jan Kruse
Christian Baumberger
ServicesPassenger transportation
Freight transportation
Websitefrs.world

FRS GmbH & Co KG (formerly Förde Reederei Seetouristik, also operating internationally as Fast Reliable Seaways), commonly known as FRS, is a German transportation company specializing in passenger ferry and freight transportation. It originally started as a regional passenger ferry operator founded in 1866. Since then, 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 70 vessels and approximately 2,000 employees worldwide, FRS transports 7.9 million passengers and 2.1 million vehicles per year. The company group has its headquarters in Northern Germany, Flensburg and comprises 17 subsidiaries located in Europe, North Africa, Middle East and North America. Focusing on national and international ferry and catamaran operations, FRS also specializes in Offshore Logistics, Port Management, Crewing and Maritime Consulting.