Bielersee shipping company
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| legal form | AG |
| founding | 1887 (as Union steamship company) |
| Seat | Biel-Bienne |
| Number of employees | 36 (2018) |
| Branch | Passenger shipping |
| Website | www.bielersee.ch |
The Lake Biel Navigation Company Ltd. is a public transport company, the passenger boat trip on Lake Biel too, and since 1966 on the Aare between Biel and Solothurn organized. In the summer months she also runs three-lake tours to Lake Neuchâtel and Lake Murten .
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Aare Seeland mobil AG is responsible for the operational management of the shipping operations .
history
After steamships from predecessor companies had already operated on Lake Biel and the Aare, the Steamship Company Union was established in Erlach BE in 1887 . In 1930 it moved its headquarters to Biel. Since 1966 it has been operating as the Bielersee-Schifffahrts-Gesellschaft. In that year she took over the motor ship " Romandie ", which had operated between Solothurn and Nidau since 1952, from a private operator , and integrated this route into her timetable.
In 1887 the shipping company started operating between Erlach and La Neuveville with the new steamship "Union". From 1888, she also used the side paddle steamer “Stadt Biel” on Lake Biel, which had previously sailed on Lake Geneva under the name “Cygne”. This ship was taken out of service in 1934 and later replaced by a motor ship of the same name. From 1912 to 1964, the Bielersee-Schifffahrts-Gesellschaft also used the “Berna” paddle steamer built by Escher Wyss , which was then also replaced by a motor ship of the same name.
business
On Lake Biel, the scheduled boats serve the landing sites in Tüscherz , Engelberg, Twann , Ligerz , La Neuveville , Erlach BE and on St. Petersinsel . The Aare courses have moorings at Nidau , Port BE , Brügg , Büren an der Aare , Grenchen and Altreu . When Regulierwehr port the ships pass through a lock.
The current fleet includes eight motor ships and a solar catamaran.
- EMS MobiCat (2001)
- MS Engelberg (2018)
- MS Petersinsel (1976)
- MS Berna (1964)
- MS City of Biel (1953)
- MS Chasseral (1960)
- MS Siesta (1991)
- MS Rousseau (2012)
- MS City of Solothurn (1973)
literature
- Erich Liechti, Jürg Meister, Josef Gwerder: The history of shipping on the Jura waters. Lake Neuchâtel - Lake Murten - Lake Biel - Aare. Meier, Schaffhausen 1982, ISBN 3-85801-035-9 .
- Florian Inäbnit: Bielersee-Schifffahrts-Gesellschaft. The history of shipping on Lake Biel and the Aare. Krattigen 2015.