FRS – Worldwide Ferry Operator

Tradition. Consistency. Innovation. Meet Fast Reliable Seaways.

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 around 70 vessels worldwide. The shipping company operates numerous national and international ferry and catamaran connections and transported around 5.7 million passengers and 1.5 million vehicles in 2023. FRS is also active in the fields of offshore logistics, port management, crewing and maritime management consulting.

Latest News:

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New State-of-the-Art Whale Watching Vesel on Its Way to FRS Clipper Inc.

SEATTLE, WA (April 15, 2025) – Iconic US ferry and excursion vessel operator FRS Clipper Inc., provider of Seattle’s only wildlife & whale watching experiences, is excited to announce that it will receive an advanced newbuild whale watching catamaran next year. 

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https://www.frs.world/news/new-whale-watching-vesel-frs-clipper-inc
Vessel Halunder Jet sails through the sea.

Start of the season for the ‘Halunder Jet’: High-speed catamaran sets course for Heligoland again

Flensburg 27.03.2025 - The high-speed catamaran ‘Halunder Jet’ started this year's Heligoland season today, 27 March 2025, with more than 300 passengers on board from Hamburg and Cuxhaven. 
More departures from Brunsbüttel, special offers for families and other highlights.

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https://www.frs.world/news/start-of-the-season-for-the-halunder-jet

 

The ferry line of the future

 

Green mobility in northern Germany

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.

Read the entire concept paper here (in German):

Competence

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.

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Maritime Services

  • Organisational & Economical Management
  • Technical Management
  • Crewing
Maritime Services
Offshore Windpark

CSR Efforts

  • Emission-free & Silent
  • Low Vibrations
  • Economical
Environment
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Career At FRS

  • Trust-based working hours
  • A modern working environment
  • Free rides on our ships worldwide
Jobs

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.

 

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