Further growth on the Middle Rhine: FRS acquires the Niederheimbach–Lorch ferry service
Ferry operations will continue unchanged and all employees will be retained
Flensburg/ Niederheimbach/Lorch 28.01.2026 – FRS Rheinfähren continue their growth strategy on the Middle Rhine. Following the acquisition of the Ingelheim–Oestrich-Winkel ferry connection in December 2024 and the St. Goar–St. Goarshausen service in January 2025, FRS has now also taken over the long-established ferry operator Schnaas GmbH.
United Under One Brand: Rebranding from Weiße Flotte to FRS Weiße Flotte
Flensburg/Stralsund, January 20, 2026 – The FRS Group is taking another consistent step in the further development of its brand architecture: from the beginning of 2026, the existing brands Weiße Flotte and Reederei Hiddensee will operate under the joint name FRS Weiße Flotte.
Flensburg, 24. November 2025 – The German CTV operator FRS Windcat Offshore Logistics GmbH (FWOL) continues its growth strategy and is expanding its fleet with four additional Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs).
FRS Helgoline Reports Strong Results: Successful 2025 Season for HSC “Halunder Jet”
Hamburg 02.11.2025– Managing Director Tim Kunstmann expressed his satisfaction: “Demand remained stable throughout the entire season. Our daily departures from Hamburg and Cuxhaven, as well as our services from Brunsbüttel, developed very positively
Our subsidiary FRS Elbfähre has the necessary know-how to offer an ecologically sustainable solution. Therefore, a concept paper was created in which the concept is presented in three steps.
FRS provides comprehensive consulting and high-quality maritime services for all aspects of maritime projects, based on its extensive experience and vast maritime knowledge. Solutions developed by FRS are tailor-made for every single client.
FRS – World Leading International Ferry Specialist
The roots of FRS go back to 1866, when the first steam ship passenger service on the Flensburg Fjord started under the flag of the company "Flensburg-Ekensunder Dampfschiffsgesellschaft" (FEDG). In 1935, "Förde Reederei GmbH" was founded by about 100 merchants from Flensburg in Northern Germany to supersede the promising business of FEDG in an emerging market.
The FRS has grown from a regional steamboat shipping company to an international successfully operating shipping company, operating around 70 vessels. Extensive experience and dedication characterize our work.
With our subsidiaries, we are active in Europe, North America and the Caribbean.
