Waterbus

The Waterbus Rotterdam-Drechtsteden is a form of public transport on water that travels between Rotterdam and Dordrecht, and within the Drechtsteden region, in the Dutch province of South Holland. The connection has been operated by Aquabus BV since 1 January 2010 on behalf of the public transport authority South Holland and is a joint venture of Arriva and Koninklijke Doeksen BV.

Waterbus sails with 13 ships daily to 21 stops in the Drechtsteden and the Rotterdam region. Waterbus now transports 1.9 million passengers a year with its fast ships, making it the largest public transport company over water in the Netherlands. The most important clients of Waterbus are: the Province of South Holland, the Drechtsteden, the Municipality of Rotterdam and the Port of Rotterdam.

KesselsGranger DesignWorks is responsible for the livery design of the ferries.

The livery design has a recognisable appearance, with powerful lines.

Since 2010, KesselsGranger has designed the livery for the following Waterbus ferries:

Alblas (refit, 130 PAX)
Devel (refit, 130 PAX)
Drechtsteden 1 (100 PAX)
Merwedam (new build, 200 PAX)
Piet Hein (refit, 155 PAX)
Rietbaan (refit, 130 PAX)
Schie (refit, 132 PAX)
Snoek (refit)
Vlij (refit, 132 PAX)
Wantij (refit, 130 PAX)
Witte de With (refit, 155 PAX)