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

Oct 23, 1880Founded1
  • Industrypublic transport, road transport, transport, water transport1
  • HeadquartersBergen1
  • Legal formaksjeselskap1
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Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

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
    • HSD Transport Subsidiary · 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

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Nov 1, 2000Acquired HSD Transport1
  2. Succeeded by Tide1

Employees over time

  • 2026571

Timeline

  1. Nov 2, 2006Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1930Renamed Name changed to Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap1
  3. Oct 23, 1880Founded Founded1