Stichting de Maasveren

Stichting de Maasveren is a Dutch foundation (stichting) established in 1983 to operate the five ferry crossings in the area around Lith, in the province of North Brabant. Its statutory seat is in Lith. The foundation was created by the municipalities of Lith, Maasdriel, Megen, Haren en Macharen and West Maas en Waal after the national government (Rijk) wanted to close the ferries Alphen–Lith, Alem–Maren, Alphen–Oijen, Maasbommel–Megen and Appeltern–Megen, as more and more bridges were being built across the river Maas. The five ferries provide the daily connection between Gelderland and North Brabant — more specifically between the Maasland and the Land van Maas en Waal. The foundation describes itself as an indispensable link for more than forty years. It publishes current information on its website about disruptions (stremmingen), fares (tarieven), vessel dimensions, tonnages and sailing times (vaartijden), as well as tourist routes and news. It also maintains a WhatsApp channel for disruptions, news and vacancies. As a foundation, Stichting de Maasveren has no shareholders and is not listed on any stock exchange. It is a small, regionally focused public-transport-style operator whose brand is closely tied to the river crossings themselves and to the communities on both banks of the Maas.

Stichting de Maasveren was founded in 1983 as a Brabant foundation with the aim of operating the five ferry crossings in the area around Lith. Its statutory seat is in Lith. The creation of the foundation was a response to plans by the national government (Rijk) to close the ferries Alphen–Lith, Alem–Maren, Alphen–Oijen, Maasbommel–Megen and Appeltern–Megen, because an increasing number of bridges were being built across the river Maas. To preserve these crossings, the municipalities of Lith, Maasdriel, Megen, Haren en Macharen and West Maas en Waal jointly established the foundation to exploit the five ferries. Since then, the foundation has operated the five ferries as a daily connection between Gelderland and North Brabant, specifically between the Maasland and the Land van Maas en Waal. On its website, the foundation presents itself as having been an indispensable link for more than forty years. It provides current information about disruptions, fares, vessel dimensions, tonnages and sailing times, as well as tourist routes and news. It also runs a WhatsApp channel where disruptions, news and possible vacancies are posted.

• 1983

  Stichting de Maasveren is founded by the municipalities of Lith, Maasdriel, Megen, Haren en Macharen and West Maas en Waal to operate five Maas ferries.

• The foundation continues to operate the five ferries as a daily link between Gelderland and North Brabant, describing itself as an indispensable link for more than forty years.

Regional, community-oriented ferry operator providing an indispensable daily link across the Maas between Gelderland and North Brabant.

• Alphen–Lith ferry

• Alem–Maren ferry

• Alphen–Oijen ferry

• Maasbommel–Megen ferry

• Appeltern–Megen ferry

1. 1Maasveren – Stichting De Maasverenmaasveren.nl
2. 2Stichting de Maasveren – Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Stichting de Maasveren – Wikipedia (NL)nl.wikipedia.org