Private company
Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap
Norwegian privately held public transportation provider
Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap (HSD), founded in 1880, was one of Norway's largest privately held public transportation providers. Its bus operation HSD Buss AS was founded in 1999, and serviced 15 million passengers annually in large parts of western Norway, predominantly in Vestland. It also had a ferry service, HSD Sjø AS, transporting passengers along the west coast of Norway.2 It employed 57 people in 2026.1 It ceased to exist in 2006.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industrypublic transport, road transport, transport, water transport1
- HeadquartersBergen1
- Legal formaksjeselskap1
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Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap (HSD), founded in 1880, was one of Norway's largest privately held public transportation providers. Its bus operation HSD Buss AS was founded in 1999, and serviced 15 million passengers annually in large parts of western Norway, predominantly in Vestland. It also had a ferry service, HSD Sjø AS, transporting passengers along the west coast of Norway. The fleet consisted of 31 ferries and 10 catamarans as of 2006.2
Corporate structure
Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap sits at the top of its group. 4 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap Bergen
- HSD Buss Subsidiary · Bergen, Norway
- Tide Buss Haugesund Subsidiary · Haugesund Municipality, Norway
- HSD Transport Subsidiary · Norway
- HSD Buss Subsidiary · Bergen, Norway
Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Subsidiaries and ownership
Subsidiaries
- HSD Buss
- HSD Transport
From Wikidata.1
Acquisitions
Employees over time
- 2026571
Timeline
Links
- WikipediaHardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ1772879
Sources
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