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Q-Free awarded Norwegian ferry tolling contract

Q-Free has been awarded a new contract by Norwegian transport organisation Fjord1 for the supply of AutoPASS solutions for ferry connections between Hareid-Sulesund and Magerholm-Sykkylven (Sulapakken).
June 9, 2017 Read time: 1 min
108 Q-Free has been awarded a new contract by Norwegian transport organisation Fjord1 for the supply of AutoPASS solutions for ferry connections between Hareid-Sulesund and Magerholm-Sykkylven (Sulapakken).


The use of AutoPASS technology for large-scale automatic payment services for ferries is carried out in close cooperation with the customer, says Q-Free and the company is delighted to use its  core tolling technology for new applications and sees many opportunities in the ferry market.

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