Styrsöbolaget

Styrsöbolaget is a Swedish shipping line owned by Transdev Sverige AB. Styrsöbolaget operates maritime public transport in the Gothenburg archipelago and on the Göta älv river (on the "Älvsnabben" ferry line) on a commission from Västtrafik. In the southern archipelago the line also transports cargo. The passenger ships to the southern archipelago depart from Saltholmen, accessible by the Gothenburg tram line 11, and Ö-Snabben from the city centre. The cargo and car ships depart from Fiskebäck. Styrsöbolaget was founded in 1922 under the name Styrsö Nya Trafik AB. In the same year Styrsö Havsbad began to drive its own traffic. These companies merged in 1928 into a joint company that developed into Styrsö Trafik AB. Since 1999 passenger traffic to the archipelago has been handled on a commission from Västtrafik, which is responsible for the public transport in the Västra Götaland Regional Council. Styrsöbolaget was privatised in summer 2000 and has been owned by Transdev Sverige since January 2004.