In the past few decades, FRS has developed from a regional duty-free shipping company to an internationally active group of companies. It is one of the leading ferry specialists in Europe. With almost 60 ships and more than 1,700 employees, the group and numerous subsidiaries transport a total of 7.6 million passengers and 2.1 million vehicles on national and international shipping routes.
FRS ferries connect Spain and Morocco, operate between the Canary Islands and between the USA and Canada. They transport people and vehicles in Oman, go to Sylt and Helgoland, are on the coast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, but also in Berlin and in offshore wind farms. The FRS business model also includes ship management, consulting, and vessel operations worldwide.
The company's history goes back to 1866. The portfolio of the FRS Group, which is based in northern Germany, currently includes numerous subsidiaries based in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and North America.
Respecting our specialist knowledge, we were able to expand our ferry business by mutual agreement and on an equal footing. HGDF proves the special trust in the cooperation especially in challenging situations.
The FRS fleet consists of a wide variety of ships: High speed catamarans, solar-powered ferries, traditional passenger ships, water taxis, and conventional RoRo/RoPax ships. FRS has been operating solar-powered electric ferries in Berlin since 2014. 40 percent of the energy required for ship operation is fed in directly from the sun every year. This makes the ships save around 22.2 t of CO₂ per year. Two more solar-powered electric ferries have been added to the fleet since 2015.
