Color Line, Oslo

Color Line AS is Norway's largest and one of Europe's leading cruise and transport operators. Color Line AS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Color Group ASA. Color Group ASA operates in the fields of passengers and goods, hotel operation, restaurants, retailing, entertainment and organized tour production.

Color Line has approximately 3500 employees and a yearly turnover of 4,3 billion NOK. In 2007, Color Line carries a total of 4,3 million passengers. In addition the company carried more than 800,000 private cars and approximately 180,000 heavy goods vehicles. The company deploys a total of six ships on four routes linking seven ports in four countries; Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Germany. During its extensive fleet renewal programme, which commenced in 2004, Color Line has invested some 7,5 billion NOK (approximately 940 million Euros) into the construction of new ships and concepts. Color Hotel Skagen AS in Denmark is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Color Group and operates as an integral part of the Color Line business.