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Ofotens og Vesteraalens Dampsibsselskab ASA (ID: 15799)
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Below you will find the addresses and phone numbers for Hurtigruten Ofotens og Vesteraalens Dampsibsselskab ASA Address: Pb 43, 8501 Narvik, Norway Phone: (+47) 76 96 76 00 E-mail: firmapost@ovds.no Booking: (+47) 76 96 76 93 Internet: http://www.ovds.no History of Hurtigruten In 1891, August Kriegsman Gran, the national steam ship advisor, came up with the idea of providing an express shipping service between Trondheim and Hammerfest. Two steamship companies, The Nordenfjeldske Dampskibsselskab and the Bergenske Dampskibsselskab, were offered the route, but rejected it, regarding the sailing during the dark and stormy winters as impossible. At the time there were only two marine charts in existence and only 28 lighthouses north of Trondheim. Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskap, a relatively young steamship company based in Stokmarknes, took up the challenge. For some time, Captain Richard With and his pilots had been keeping accurate notes on courses, speeds and times taken to sail the route and felt that the service would be viable.On 18th May 1893, the government entered into a 4-year contract with Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskap, providing the company with the backing for a weekly sailing between Trondheim and Hammerfest during the summer and Trondheim and Tromso during the winter. There were nine ports of call on the route. In 1891, August Kriegsman Gran, the national steam ship advisor, came up with the idea of providing an express shipping service between Trondheim ... Ofotens og Vesteraalens Dampsibsselskab ASA