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Hurtigruten ASA (Norwegian Shipping Company)

Last modified: 2008-03-29 by phil nelson
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Hurtigruten ASA

Though the distance makes it difficult to discern all details, from what I can see, the ship in today flies a white flag with the red and white Hurtigruten logo. This observation is confirmed by the registry of funnels and house flags kept by the Norwegian Shipping History Society (PDF for Narvik).
Jan Oskar Engene, 26 February 2008

Ofotens og Vesterålens Dampskibsselskab ASA

[Ofotens og Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab ASA houseflag]
image by Jorge Candeias

[Ofoten & Vesteraalens D/S A/S]
image by Jarig Bakker, 23 January 2006
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of Shipping Companies of the World [4]

Narvik - horizontal White-Red-White flag, in center white diamond, blue "O".
Jarig Bakker, 23 January 2006

Formed 1987 by the amalgamation of D/S Vesteraalens and A/S Ofotens D/S and in 1989 absorbed Nord-Ferjer A/S. Brown 1995 [4] shows the flag as having narrow white bands top and bottom
Neale Rosanoski, 11 December 2003

Troms Fylkes Dampskisselskap

[Houseflag of Troms Fylkes Dampskisselskap]
image by Jorge Candeias

Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskap

[flag of Vesteraalens dampskibsselskab]
image by James Dignan
Source: The dumpy book of ships and the sea [16]

This was a Norwegian shipping company. As a result of a merger with Ofotens Dampskibsselskap, the company is now a part of OVDS - Ofotens og Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab. These companies are mainly known for their involvement in Hurtigruten, the Costal Express route along the Norwegian coast between Bergen and Kirkenes.
Jan Oskar Engene, 16 October, 2003

The Hurtigruten Route

Well, if you ever plan to go up north
Take the sea way, that is THE way to go forth
Cause without fail
The Hurtigrute'll sail.

From Bergen all the way to Kirkeness
It's a 1400 sea mile trip, no less
But, without fail
The Hurtigrute'll sail.

Ålesund's a short stay
In Trondheim the next day
Once Nesna is gone
There will be Midnight Sun

Svolvær in the Lovoten
In Stokmarknes the ships are at home
In Hammerfest be an Ice Bear
In Honningsvåg the Cape's near

Then Kjøllefjord, Båtsfjord,
Vardø and Vadsø, you'll see
To take a trip along the coast
It's the sea route that is THE route that's the most
Cause, without fail
The Hurtigrute'll sail.

The route for a long time was sailed by a number of companies, but over time some of those dropped out while others merged. The final merger in 2005 has left a single company, that is now called Hurtigruten ASA.
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 26 February 2008

A number of companies have participated through the more than one hundred years the line has been in operation:

Jan Oskar Engene, 26 February 2008