Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab was a Norwegian shipping company that operated ferries in Northern Norway.[1]
The ferry service was founded by Richard With on 10 November 1881 at Stokmarknes in Nordland, Norway. In the same year, the shipping company's first ship - the steamer DS Vesteraalen from 1865 (ex-SS Arendal) was purchased from Arendals Dampskibsselskab. The company ran in the local transportation route, and then it started the first Coastal Express in 1893 with the ship <i>Vesteraalen</i> from 1891. The company merged in 1987 with Ofotens Dampskibsselskab and a new company was formed, Ofotens og Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab (OVDS). That company merged with Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap in 2006 to form Hurtigruten Group.[2]
References
- ^ "Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). 29 January 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Per Rydheim. "Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab, Stokmarknes" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 25 September 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- "Arendals Dampskibsselskab - ADS - from 1857 to present". Arendals Dampskibsselskab AS. Archived from the original on 25 July 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2024.