| Förde Reederei Seetouristik | |
| Foundation: | 1990 |
| Location City: | Flensburg, Germany |
| Area Served: | Strait of Gibraltar Baltic Sea North Sea Elbe Salish Sea |
| Key People: | Götz Becker Jan Kruse Christian Baumberger |
| Industry: | Transport |
| Services: | Passenger transportation Freight transportation |
| Homepage: | frs.world |
Fast Reliable Seaways (FRS GmbH & Co KG) commonly known as FRS is a German transportation company specializing in passenger ferry and freight transportation. It originally started as a regional passenger ferry operator founded in 1866. Since then, it has expanded in recent years to an international business group and became one of Europe's leading ferry operators. FRS provides conventional ferries, as well as high speed ferries. With 70 vessels and approximately 2,000 employees worldwide, FRS transports 7.9 million passengers and 2.1 million vehicles per year. The company group has its headquarters in Northern Germany, Flensburg and comprises 17 subsidiaries located in Europe, North Africa, Middle East and North America. Focusing on national and international ferry and catamaran operations, FRS also specializes in Offshore Logistics, Port Management, Crewing and Maritime Consulting.
If FRS Iberia and FRS Maroc are counted as separate entities, FRS includes 17 subsidiaries.[1]
| Route | Vessel(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Havneby (Danmark)–Sylt (Germany) | MF SyltExpress | year-round service | |
| Tallinn (Estonia)–Helsinki, (Finland) | HSC Baltic Jet, HSC Nordic Jet | year-round service (no traffic during ice period) | |
| Hamburg, Wedel, Cuxhaven–Heligoland | HSC Halunder Jet (2003-2017) | summer season (March - October) | |
| Stralsund, Schaprode, Zingst, Wiek–Hiddensee | MS Hansestadt Stralsund, MS Insel Hiddensee, MS Schaprode, MS Gellen | year-round service | |
| Taxiboat traffic around the Island Hiddensee (Germany) | Taxiboat Störtebeker, Taxiboat Pirat | support traffic on demand | |
| Port round-trips for Tourists (sightseeing) in Stralsund | MS Altefähr | during the summer time | |
| Warnemünde (Germany)–Hohe Düne (Germany) | MF Breitling, MF Warnow | year-round service | |
| Wittow Ferry Wittow North (Germany)–Wittow South (Germany) | MF Wittow | year-round service | |
| Stahlbrode (Germany)–Glewitz (Germany) | MF Stahlbrode, MF Glewitz | summer season (April - October) | |
| Schaprode – Vitte | MF Vitte | year-round service | |
| Port round-trips in Stralsund | MS Hanseblick | year-round service | |
| Sassnitz-Mukran – Trelleborg, Sweden | HSC Skane Jetsummer season (March - October)[2] | ||
| Turku Archipelago / Lake Saimaa, Finland | MS Vikare and Nestori | year-round service | |
| Turku Archipelago, Finland | MS Nordic Duck | year-round service | |
| Pargas Route, Finland | Hovercraft Nordic Jet | winter season | |
| Algeciras, Spain – Tanger-Med, Morocco | MF Tanger Express | year-round service | |
| Tarifa, Spain – Tanger, Morocco | HSC Tarifa Jet | year-round service | |
| Algeciras, Spain – Ceuta, Spain (enclave in Morocco) | HSC Ceuta Jet | year-round service | |
| Gibraltar – Tanger Med, Morocco | MF Kattegat | year-round service | |
| Motril, Spain – Tanger Med, Morocco | Al Andalus Express | year-round service | |
| Alcudia, Spain – Ciutadella, Spain | Tarifa Jet | year-round service | |
| Ibiza, Spain – Formentera, Spain | San Gwann | year-round service | |
| Muscat – Khasab | HSC Jawharat Masirah and Shannah | year-round service | |
| Muscat – Khasab | HSC Hormuz and Shinas | year-round service | |
| Muscat – Khasab | HSC Al Hallaniyat, Sawqrah and Masirah 4 | year-round service | |
| Seattle, Washington, United States – Victoria, BC, Canada | HSC M/V Victoria Clipper V, and HSC M/V San Juan Clipper | year-round service | |
| Victoria, BC, Canada – Vancouver, BC, Canada | HSC M/V Victoria Clipper V | year-round service | |
| Miami, USA – Bimini, Bahamas | HSC San Gwann | year-round service (discontinued 2019) |