FRS - Worldwide Ferry Operator

The FRS GmbH & Co. KG (FRS) can look back on a shipping history of more than 150 years. Since then, FRS has developed from a regional passenger shipping company to an internationally active group of companies and is today one of the leading specialists in the field of ferry shipping in Europe. FRS runs 72 vessels and has more than 1,500 employees worldwide. The shipping company operates numerous national and international ferry and catamaran connections and transports around 7.9 million passengers and 2.1 million vehicles per year. FRS is also active in the fields of offshore logistics, port management, crewing and maritime management consulting.

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.

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 72 vessels and employing more than 1.500 employees. In recent years, FRS carried 7.9 million passengers and 2.1 million vehicles anually. Extensive experience and dedication characterize our work.

With our subsidiaries, we are active in Europe, North Africa, North America and the Middle East.