{"id":3652,"date":"2020-01-02T13:00:16","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T13:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/norled.no\/nyhet\/start-of-new-fast-ferry-contract\/"},"modified":"2025-03-06T18:56:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T18:56:23","slug":"start-of-new-fast-ferry-contract","status":"publish","type":"nyhet","link":"https:\/\/www.norled.no\/en\/nyhet\/start-of-new-fast-ferry-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Start of new express boat contract"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Thursday, January 2, the brand new express boat MS Fjordprinsen was on its first official mission for the new county administration. <\/p>\n\n<p>A total of three identical vessels, each with a capacity of 296 passengers, will now serve one of Norway&#8217;s largest express boat services. MS Fjordprinsen, MS Fjorddronningen and MS Fjordjarl will carry more than 200,000 passengers annually on route 2, between Troms\u00f8, Finnsnes, Br\u00f8stadbotn, Engenes and Harstad. <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>An easy and good journey<\/strong><br\/>Quality and comfort have been important criteria in the tender competition, and the new boats have very good facilities for travelers.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;A great day for travelers and a great day for the county. This represents a quality improvement of the travel experience along the coast,&#8221; says County Mayor Ivar B. Prestbakmo (Sp) in Troms and Finnmark County Council. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/norled.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/tromso.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.norled.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/tromso.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.norled.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/tromso-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p><strong>Good boats and good crew<\/strong><br\/>The same crew will operate the new boats, they know the route well and will provide extra security during the transition period.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The new boats are a familiar type of boat for us, it&#8217;s a very good boat that we have good experience with,&#8221; says Norled Regional Manager Bj\u00f8rn Egil S\u00f8nden\u00e5.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>New operator and new boats<\/strong><br\/>Norled is the new operator for a combined contract for express boat lines 2, 3 and 4 (Line 2: Troms\u00f8-Finnsnes-Br\u00f8stadbotn-Engenes-Harstad, Line 3: Troms\u00f8-Skjerv\u00f8y and Line 4: Troms\u00f8-Lysnes-Tennskjer-Vikran). The contract period is set at 10 years, with an option for the county council to extend the contract by up to 5 years. The total value of the contract is NOK 1.15 billion, including the option.  <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;With increased capacity and new boats, it&#8217;s quite possible that more people will use the service,&#8221; says county mayor Ivar B. Prestbakmo (Sp), who also says that the timetable is the same as before.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Contact information:<br\/>Ivar B. Prestbakmo (Sp), County Mayor, Troms and Finnmark County Council: 901 02 556<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, January 2, the brand new express boat MS Fjordprinsen was on its first official mission for the new county administration. A total of three identical vessels, each with a capacity of 296 passengers, will now serve one of Norway&#8217;s largest express boat services. 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