Our companies
We currently own several large businesses, and in total we have over 5,500 employees. The biggest company in our portfolio is the bus and light rail company Tide. Other large and important businesses to us include DSD Shipping, DSD Cargo, DSD Explore and Adventure Tech.
Featured companies
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Zinus
The Bømlo-based start-up Zinus was founded in 2018. The company offers innovative shore power solutions including autonomous charging for ships, developed by LOS. Zinus’ products are designed to blend in visually and take up little space on quays and in ports. Since they create zero emissions, they can play an important role in making the maritime sector greener. Zinus is experiencing growing demand for its sustainable solutions. DSD acquired an ownership interest in Zinus in the spring of 2020.
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DSD Explore
DSD Explore develops tourism and invests in local communities.
The company is active owner in event and activity companies that serve both the private and business market. The main focus is to contribute to the development of the subsidiaries. This is done by cultivating autonomy and strong brands, while at the same time offering the necessary resources to streamline operations, sales and development.
The companies under DSD Explore are spread over various destinations in Norway. The main seat is in Bergen.
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Tide
Tide Buss is Norway’s second largest bus company, as well as being one of the biggest bus operators in Denmark. Tide is contracted to operate public buses in six counties, and it also operates commercial coach services, express buses and airport buses throughout Norway. In total, Tide has over 5,000 employees, 2,150 buses and annual turnover of NOK 4.2 billion.
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DSD Shipping
DSD Shipping was founded in 1989 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of DSD AS. Since then, the company has grown, and it now employs modern technology to operate a fleet of crude and product tankers in the international commercial market.
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Baltic Line
Baltic Line
Baltic Line operates two ships that provide businesses with a regular weekly service between Finland, the Baltic states, Poland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Over the course of its 30-year history, Baltic Line has had various owners. In 2017 it was established a separate company following the sale of Nor Lines to Samskip.
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Casi
imove
The Bergen-based start-up imove, founded in 2018, offers customers the chance to subscribe to an electric car without any tie-in period, change car when they want to and make use of a bigger car on occasions when the electric car doesn’t meet their needs. The company also offers customers zero-emission electric scooters and other innovative mobility solutions. DSD acquired an ownership interest in imove in 2020.
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Beyonder
Beyonder was established in Stavanger in 2016 and develops and produces battery cells for a new type of energy storage solution with higher power, fast charging, long service life for industrial use. Using superactive carbon made from sawdust from the Norwegian forest industry, Beyonder produces battery cell technology for tomorrow's green infrastructure. Beyonder aims to realize the world's first truly sustainable battery cell technology, and the technology has the potential to become a new zero-emission solution that the whole world can benefit from. DSD joined the ownership side of Beyonder in 2020.
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Rayvn
RAYVN develops and delivers crisis and incident management software. The tool enables organizations to quickly mobilize their resources, coordinate their actions, and communicate effectively during events. With the main focus on high user-friendliness and low user threshold, the tool has been used in a number of different sectors and organizations of various sizes from large complex events. RAYVN was established in Bergen in 2017 and is also headquartered here. Despite the company's short history, it has experienced significant international success, with solid growth in both Europe and the United States. DSD joined the ownership side in Rayvn at the beginning of 2021.
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Adventure Tech
Bilberry is developed by and for activity companies. Behind Bilberry are DSD, GoFjords and XXLofoten, and Bilberry offers a software that manages everything from keeping track of customer follow-up and bookings, to managing resources and finances at activity companies. Bilberry was established in 2020, and already has several large Norwegian activity companies on the customer list.
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Ferdia
Ferdia, founded in 2016 as a start-up company, has developed a future-oriented technological solution that offers the co-operation and sharing of transport within the tour bus industry. It's ambitions are to digitize and revamp the ride-hailing industry through an Uber-like approach. The common denominator behind Ferdia's mobility solutions is that the bus's accessibility should be visible and easy to use for users via new technology. Reducing empty driving and increasing the utilisation of the bus's capacity will bring benefits to the environment, customers and bus companies alike.
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Tidewave Medical AS
Tidewave R&D is a health technology company that develops and commercializes aids for users with disabilities. Tidewave R&D was established in 2017, and in 2020, the company launched its first product, the Tidewave reversible mattress.
The mattress looks like a regular foam mattress, but when screwed on it will slowly bend and turn the user of the mattress up to 30 degrees to each side. The movements are so slow and quiet that the person lying in the mattress can sleep continuously while getting the necessary turn.
The technology means that one can both prevent and treat pressure injuries, and relieves health personnel and relatives from heavy lifting.
An increasing wave of elderly people and the associated shortage of health personnel means that routine tasks such as this must be automated in order to provide good treatment for patients while at the same time taking care of health workers. -
Fish4Pets
Fish4Pets sells award winning, marine-based food for dogs and cats to customers in over 35 countries.
The Company is based and headquartered in Worcestershire, England, while production takes place in multiple locations, including FKRA`s factory in Hillevåg outside Stavanger.
Fish4Pet's products are sustainable in practice in that the feed for pets is produced from cuts from fish instead of being waste. DSD joined Fish4Pets in February 2022, and owns the company together with the cooperative company Felleskjøpet Rogaland Agder.
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Minuendo
Minuendo AS is a Norwegian company established in 2018 that develops and produces hearing protection. Hearing loss is the most commonly reported occupational disease in Europe, and is considered the most important cause of the elderly developing dementia.
Minuendo's first product was launched in 2020 and is today sold globally online. The target group is mainly musicians who need to protect their hearing from loud noise. The unique thing about Minuendo's products is that they measure the noise level towards the eardrums, and automatically notify the user to what extent the noise is harmful. This allows the user to change behavior and prevent hearing damage. DSD joined the ownership side of Minuendo in 2022.. -
Asistobe
Asistobe AS utvikler et innsiktsverktøy for optimalisering av kollektivnettverk. Gjennom å kombinere ulike datakilder for mobilitet i en region koblet med demografisk utvikling, benytter selskapet AI-algoritmer og maskinlæring til å predikere en optimal linjestruktur og tidstabell. Kunden får tilgang til et eget verktøy hvor de kan jobbe videre med optimalisering basert på egne KPIer, kostnadsstrukturer, inntektsstrukturer, miljøparametre med mer. Asistobe visualiserer «AS IS-situasjonen» og predikerer «TO BE».
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Swipload
Selskapet Swipload tilbyr en digital programvare skreddersydd til å forenkle hverdagen til aktører med partifraktbehov i hverdagen.
Swipload sin forretningside gjør at vareeiere, befraktere og transportører kan kommunisere med hverandre på en enklere, raskere og mer oversiktlig måte. Ved å utnytte kraften i moderne digitale tjenester, skapes merverdi til brukeren ved å legge til rette for en bærekraftig og mer effektiv arbeidshverdag. Swipload lanserte tjenesten sin i 2020, og har hovedkontor i Kristiansand. DSD kom inn på eiersiden i Swipload i april 2021. -
Mobitech
Mobitech is a Norwegian technology company that was founded in 1988. Since then, the company has been a supplier of leading solutions to the market for ferries, express boats and buses. Did you know, for example, that when someone takes a photo of your license plate when you take a car ferry in Norway it is because the image of your license plate is linked to your payment? That solution has been developed by mobitech.
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Resani
Resani develops technology that revolutionizes how hospitals and healthcare institutions work with hand hygiene. The aim of the technology is to work towards a future free of hospital bacteria. It will help save lives and reduce sickness absence and strengthen basic staffing at health institutions. DSD joined Resani in the spring of 2023.
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Barde Software AI
BBarde Software AI is a software company that has developed a digital system for fleet management of buses and construction machinery. Located with 10 employees in Stavanger, they have developed a system to document and plan maintenance, driver notifications, cleaning, EU controls, purchasing processes and to document that buses/vehicles have the correct standard at all times. The system contributes to energy savings, and Barde's customers have estimated at least 10% lower diesel consumption when using Barde's digital tools. The potential for energy efficiency is achieved i.a. through better machine and transport planning and less idling. At the same time, increased uptime is ensured, and thus more efficient and predictable operation. Several of the country's largest construction contractors are on Barde's customer list.
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Field
Field is a technology company transforming geospatial data into valuable insights. They deliver a complete geospatial solution from data capture and data processing to analysis and interactive visualization. Their precise insights help organizations build and maintain safe and efficient infrastructure for communities across the Nordics and beyond — such as keeping road networks safe and operational, preserving marine and forest habitats, and constructing quality buildings, bridges, and tunnels. The company has 300 employees in five countries and offers aerial surveying, land surveying, mapping and modeling, mobile mapping and geophysics, interactive software, and land and property consultancy services. DSD joined the ownership of Field in 2021 and became the majority owner in 2024.
All our companies
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TideBusiness areas: Tourism, Mobility
Tide
Tide Buss is Norway’s second largest bus company, as well as being one of the biggest bus operators in Denmark. Tide is contracted to operate public buses in six counties, and it also operates commercial coach services, express buses and airport buses throughout Norway. In total, Tide has over 5,000 employees, 2,150 buses and annual turnover of NOK 4.2 billion.
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DSD ShippingBusiness areas: Ocean
DSD Shipping
DSD Shipping was founded in 1989 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of DSD AS. Since then, the company has grown, and it now employs modern technology to operate a fleet of crude and product tankers in the international commercial market.
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Baltic LineBusiness areas: Ocean
Baltic Line
Baltic Line
Baltic Line operates two ships that provide businesses with a regular weekly service between Finland, the Baltic states, Poland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Over the course of its 30-year history, Baltic Line has had various owners. In 2017 it was established a separate company following the sale of Nor Lines to Samskip.
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DSD ExploreBusiness areas: Tourism
DSD Explore
DSD Explore develops tourism and invests in local communities.
The company is active owner in event and activity companies that serve both the private and business market. The main focus is to contribute to the development of the subsidiaries. This is done by cultivating autonomy and strong brands, while at the same time offering the necessary resources to streamline operations, sales and development.
The companies under DSD Explore are spread over various destinations in Norway. The main seat is in Bergen.
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CasiBusiness areas: Mobility
Casi
imove
The Bergen-based start-up imove, founded in 2018, offers customers the chance to subscribe to an electric car without any tie-in period, change car when they want to and make use of a bigger car on occasions when the electric car doesn’t meet their needs. The company also offers customers zero-emission electric scooters and other innovative mobility solutions. DSD acquired an ownership interest in imove in 2020.
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ZinusBusiness areas: Ocean
Zinus
The Bømlo-based start-up Zinus was founded in 2018. The company offers innovative shore power solutions including autonomous charging for ships, developed by LOS. Zinus’ products are designed to blend in visually and take up little space on quays and in ports. Since they create zero emissions, they can play an important role in making the maritime sector greener. Zinus is experiencing growing demand for its sustainable solutions. DSD acquired an ownership interest in Zinus in the spring of 2020.
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BeyonderBusiness areas: Mobility
Beyonder
Beyonder was established in Stavanger in 2016 and develops and produces battery cells for a new type of energy storage solution with higher power, fast charging, long service life for industrial use. Using superactive carbon made from sawdust from the Norwegian forest industry, Beyonder produces battery cell technology for tomorrow's green infrastructure. Beyonder aims to realize the world's first truly sustainable battery cell technology, and the technology has the potential to become a new zero-emission solution that the whole world can benefit from. DSD joined the ownership side of Beyonder in 2020.
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RayvnBusiness areas: Ocean, Mobility
Rayvn
RAYVN develops and delivers crisis and incident management software. The tool enables organizations to quickly mobilize their resources, coordinate their actions, and communicate effectively during events. With the main focus on high user-friendliness and low user threshold, the tool has been used in a number of different sectors and organizations of various sizes from large complex events. RAYVN was established in Bergen in 2017 and is also headquartered here. Despite the company's short history, it has experienced significant international success, with solid growth in both Europe and the United States. DSD joined the ownership side in Rayvn at the beginning of 2021.
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Adventure TechBusiness areas: Tourism
Adventure Tech
Bilberry is developed by and for activity companies. Behind Bilberry are DSD, GoFjords and XXLofoten, and Bilberry offers a software that manages everything from keeping track of customer follow-up and bookings, to managing resources and finances at activity companies. Bilberry was established in 2020, and already has several large Norwegian activity companies on the customer list.
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FerdiaBusiness areas: Mobility
Ferdia
Ferdia, founded in 2016 as a start-up company, has developed a future-oriented technological solution that offers the co-operation and sharing of transport within the tour bus industry. It's ambitions are to digitize and revamp the ride-hailing industry through an Uber-like approach. The common denominator behind Ferdia's mobility solutions is that the bus's accessibility should be visible and easy to use for users via new technology. Reducing empty driving and increasing the utilisation of the bus's capacity will bring benefits to the environment, customers and bus companies alike.
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FieldBusiness areas: Mobility
Field
Field is a technology company transforming geospatial data into valuable insights. They deliver a complete geospatial solution from data capture and data processing to analysis and interactive visualization. Their precise insights help organizations build and maintain safe and efficient infrastructure for communities across the Nordics and beyond — such as keeping road networks safe and operational, preserving marine and forest habitats, and constructing quality buildings, bridges, and tunnels. The company has 300 employees in five countries and offers aerial surveying, land surveying, mapping and modeling, mobile mapping and geophysics, interactive software, and land and property consultancy services. DSD joined the ownership of Field in 2021 and became the majority owner in 2024.
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Tidewave Medical ASBusiness areas: Health Care
Tidewave Medical AS
Tidewave R&D is a health technology company that develops and commercializes aids for users with disabilities. Tidewave R&D was established in 2017, and in 2020, the company launched its first product, the Tidewave reversible mattress.
The mattress looks like a regular foam mattress, but when screwed on it will slowly bend and turn the user of the mattress up to 30 degrees to each side. The movements are so slow and quiet that the person lying in the mattress can sleep continuously while getting the necessary turn.
The technology means that one can both prevent and treat pressure injuries, and relieves health personnel and relatives from heavy lifting.
An increasing wave of elderly people and the associated shortage of health personnel means that routine tasks such as this must be automated in order to provide good treatment for patients while at the same time taking care of health workers. -
Fish4PetsBusiness areas: Ocean
Fish4Pets
Fish4Pets sells award winning, marine-based food for dogs and cats to customers in over 35 countries.
The Company is based and headquartered in Worcestershire, England, while production takes place in multiple locations, including FKRA`s factory in Hillevåg outside Stavanger.
Fish4Pet's products are sustainable in practice in that the feed for pets is produced from cuts from fish instead of being waste. DSD joined Fish4Pets in February 2022, and owns the company together with the cooperative company Felleskjøpet Rogaland Agder.
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MinuendoBusiness areas: Health Care
Minuendo
Minuendo AS is a Norwegian company established in 2018 that develops and produces hearing protection. Hearing loss is the most commonly reported occupational disease in Europe, and is considered the most important cause of the elderly developing dementia.
Minuendo's first product was launched in 2020 and is today sold globally online. The target group is mainly musicians who need to protect their hearing from loud noise. The unique thing about Minuendo's products is that they measure the noise level towards the eardrums, and automatically notify the user to what extent the noise is harmful. This allows the user to change behavior and prevent hearing damage. DSD joined the ownership side of Minuendo in 2022.. -
AsistobeBusiness areas: Mobility
Asistobe
Asistobe AS utvikler et innsiktsverktøy for optimalisering av kollektivnettverk. Gjennom å kombinere ulike datakilder for mobilitet i en region koblet med demografisk utvikling, benytter selskapet AI-algoritmer og maskinlæring til å predikere en optimal linjestruktur og tidstabell. Kunden får tilgang til et eget verktøy hvor de kan jobbe videre med optimalisering basert på egne KPIer, kostnadsstrukturer, inntektsstrukturer, miljøparametre med mer. Asistobe visualiserer «AS IS-situasjonen» og predikerer «TO BE».
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SalarsafeBusiness areas: Ocean
Salarsafe
Salarsafe er leverandør av elektromagnetisk hai sikringssystem.
Som totalleverandør produserer, installerer og drifter Salarsafe haisikringssystemer tilpasset norske akvakulturinstallasjoner. DSD kom inn på eiersiden i Salarsafe i 2022.
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SwiploadBusiness areas: Mobility
Swipload
Selskapet Swipload tilbyr en digital programvare skreddersydd til å forenkle hverdagen til aktører med partifraktbehov i hverdagen.
Swipload sin forretningside gjør at vareeiere, befraktere og transportører kan kommunisere med hverandre på en enklere, raskere og mer oversiktlig måte. Ved å utnytte kraften i moderne digitale tjenester, skapes merverdi til brukeren ved å legge til rette for en bærekraftig og mer effektiv arbeidshverdag. Swipload lanserte tjenesten sin i 2020, og har hovedkontor i Kristiansand. DSD kom inn på eiersiden i Swipload i april 2021. -
MobitechBusiness areas: Mobility
Mobitech
Mobitech is a Norwegian technology company that was founded in 1988. Since then, the company has been a supplier of leading solutions to the market for ferries, express boats and buses. Did you know, for example, that when someone takes a photo of your license plate when you take a car ferry in Norway it is because the image of your license plate is linked to your payment? That solution has been developed by mobitech.
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ResaniBusiness areas: Health Care
Resani
Resani develops technology that revolutionizes how hospitals and healthcare institutions work with hand hygiene. The aim of the technology is to work towards a future free of hospital bacteria. It will help save lives and reduce sickness absence and strengthen basic staffing at health institutions. DSD joined Resani in the spring of 2023.
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Barde Software AIBusiness areas: Mobility
Barde Software AI
BBarde Software AI is a software company that has developed a digital system for fleet management of buses and construction machinery. Located with 10 employees in Stavanger, they have developed a system to document and plan maintenance, driver notifications, cleaning, EU controls, purchasing processes and to document that buses/vehicles have the correct standard at all times. The system contributes to energy savings, and Barde's customers have estimated at least 10% lower diesel consumption when using Barde's digital tools. The potential for energy efficiency is achieved i.a. through better machine and transport planning and less idling. At the same time, increased uptime is ensured, and thus more efficient and predictable operation. Several of the country's largest construction contractors are on Barde's customer list.
