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Eide Marine Services
Eide Marine Services is a defunct marine salvage and offshore investment firm based in Norway, specializing in transport, logistics and heavy lift operations. The company has its headquarters in Halsnøy, Høylandsbygd. The company was founded in 1992, after the restructuring and merging of Eide Contracting and Eide Marine Tech. Following several years of deficits, aggravated by the long-term effects of the Financial crisis of 2007–2008, 2008 financial crisis, the company filed for bankruptcy in September 2016. History Early history The original company, Georg Eide's Sønner, was founded in 1955 by brothers Johannes Eide, Johannes and Gerhard Eide. Named in honour of their late boatbuilder father, Georg Eide Sr. (1896-1951) also a shipbuilder, the company focused on building wooden hulled boats for the fishing industry, which were still the most common vessels in rural Norway. During the first decade, the company grew fast, and by the late 1960s the company was one of the lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halsnøy
Halsnøya or Halsnøy is an island in Kvinnherad municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island lies between the Hardangerfjorden and Skånevikfjorden. The island has about 2,300 inhabitants (2008) and it is the most populated island in Kvinnherad municipality. Prior to 2008, it was the most populated island in Norway without a direct connection to land, but the Halsnøy Tunnel opened that year, finally connecting it to the mainland by road. There is a regular ferry connection from southern Halsnøy to the neighboring islands of Fjelbergøya and Borgundøya, located just south of Halsnøy. History The island was the site of the Halsnøy Abbey (closed in 1536), which once was one of the richest monasteries in Norway. Today it is a highly popular tourist attraction. In 1896, one of the oldest boats recovered in Norway was found in the Toftevåg bay on the north side of the island. It was reconstructed to full-scale in 2006, and a monument was erected at the location of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
