Fred Olsen

In 1886 a steamship company by the name of Færder inaugurated a a service between Kristiania and Grangemouth in Scotland. Another company by the name of Østlandske Lloyd was running a service between Kristiania and Newcastle via Arendal and Kristiansand. The shipping lines were taken over the Fred Olsen Line in 1903 - 1904. The Grangemouth service was continued for a few years. The Newcastle service was to become the main service, used by many Norwegian emigrants as the first stage on their way to their new homeland.