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Thursday, April 11, 2024
Illustration of DFDS ferries
Shipping

DFDS to Electrify Cross-Channel Transport with Battery-Powered Vessels

DFDS, a leading European shipping and logistics company, has announced its plan to introduce up to six fully electric ferries on the English Channel. The

April 11, 2024
Total Views: 480

Tuesday, October 2, 2018
regina seaways
Maritime News

DFDS Ferry with 335 People On Board Loses Power in Baltic Sea

Update: A representative of Danish ferry operator DFDS said the Regina Seaways has a technical problem, but it is not on fire. The ferry is expected to be

October 2, 2018
Total Views: 73

Monday, September 24, 2018
Maritime News

Interview: Poul Woodall, Director of Environment & Sustainability at DFDS, Talks Emissions, Environmental Regulations and LNG

Interview by Paul González-Morgan (Marine Strategy) – Poul Woodall is Director, Environment & Sustainability at DFDS A/S, with over 40 years of

September 24, 2018
Total Views: 32

Thursday, April 12, 2018
News

DFDS Agrees to Buy U.N. Ro-Ro for $1.2 Billion

By Teis Jensen COPENHAGEN, April 12 (Reuters) – Danish shipping and logistics company DFDS has agreed to buy Turkish freight shipping operator U.N. Ro-Ro

April 12, 2018
Total Views: 8

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Finance

Danish DFDS To Buy Turkish U.N. Ro-Ro in $1.2 billion deal

by Teis Jensen (Reuters) – Danish shipping and logistics company DFDS has agreed to buy Turkish freight shipping operator U.N. Ro-Ro from Turkish private

April 12, 2018
Total Views: 17

Monday, March 5, 2018
MSC Containership Collides with RoRo in the Netherlands
Maritime News

MSC Containership Collides with RoRo in the Netherlands

Authorities in the Netherlands are investigating a collision involving an MSC containership and a DFDS roll-on/roll-off cargo ship over the weekend. The

March 5, 2018
Total Views: 84

Monday, November 13, 2017
city of rotterdam ship collision
Interesting

Marine Pilot, Captain Handed Suspended Sentences Over ‘City of Rotterdam’ Collision on River Humber

A former ship captain and a marine pilot have each been handed four-month suspended sentences in connection with the collision between the vehicle carrier City

November 13, 2017
Total Views: 354

Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Post-Brexit Customs Checks Seen as ‘Catastrophe’ for UK Shipping
News

Post-Brexit Customs Checks Seen as ‘Catastrophe’ for UK Shipping

By Kylie MacLellan LONDON, April 12 (Reuters) – The introduction of physical customs checks following Brexit would be a catastrophe for British ports and

April 12, 2017
Total Views: 33

Thursday, October 13, 2016
New Ro-Ro’s for DFDS to ‘Raise the Bar’ for What is Environmentally Friendly
Maritime News

New Ro-Ro’s for DFDS to ‘Raise the Bar’ for What is Environmentally Friendly

Danish naval architecture firm Knud E Hansen will be providing the design for two new roll-on/roll-off vessels for European shipping and logistics company

October 13, 2016
Total Views: 83

Friday, September 2, 2016
World's Largest Lego Lifeboat
Blog

Meet The New Guinness World Record Breaking (Lego) Ship: M/V Jubilee Seaways

Two weeks & over a million bricks built by 7,000 people in 21 countries all over DFDS culminated in an official Guinness World Record for Largest LEGO Ship

September 2, 2016
Total Views: 129

Sunday, December 6, 2015
Shipping TV: Car Carrier, DFDS Seaways Ferry Damaged in Collision in UK
News

Shipping TV: Car Carrier, DFDS Seaways Ferry Damaged in Collision in UK

Car Carrier City of Rotterdam and DFDS ro-ro ferry Primula Seaways collided in the Humber approaches, around 8pm, Friday, December 3, 2015. The incident is

December 6, 2015
Total Views: 118

Monday, August 31, 2015
Deal Reached in MyFerryLink Dispute
Maritime News

Deal Reached in MyFerryLink Dispute

  PARIS, Aug 31 (Reuters) – A deal was reached on Monday to save hundreds of ferry jobs at the northern French port of Calais, the French transport

August 31, 2015
Total Views: 11

Monday, June 8, 2015
Eurotunnel Bows to Regulatory Pressure with Ferries Sale to Danish Rival DFDS
Maritime News

Eurotunnel Bows to Regulatory Pressure with Ferries Sale to Danish Rival DFDS

Eurotunnel, the operator of the undersea rail link between England and France, is selling its Calais-to-Dover ferry business to Danish rival DFDS to end its

June 8, 2015
Total Views: 11

Thursday, May 21, 2015
sirena seaways
News

DFDS Targets Deals as English Channel Route Reaches Record Profit

Danish ferry and transportation firm DFDS is on the takeover trail, its chief executive said, after reporting its highest first-quarter operating profit on

May 21, 2015
Total Views: 17

Monday, February 23, 2015
Lysblink Seaways
Accidents

MV Lysblink Seaways Drags Anchor Amid Salvage Off Scotland

The DFDS Seaways cargo ship 'Lysblink Seaways' is continuing its battle against the elements after running aground last week and later self-floating off the

February 23, 2015
Total Views: 51

Thursday, February 19, 2015
Lysblink Seaways
News

Svitzer Salvage Team Inspects Grounded DFDS Cargo Ship

The U.K Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) reports the grounded DFDS cargo ship Lysblink Seaway has spilled an undefined quantity of diesel oil from

February 19, 2015
Total Views: 187

Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Lysblink Seaways
Incidents

DFDS Seaways Cargo Ship Aground on Scottish Coast – Update

DFDS Seaways’ cargo ship Lysblink Seaways has run aground on the west coast of Scotland today.  The incident occurred at approximately 1:50AM local

February 18, 2015
Total Views: 65

Thursday, November 20, 2014
DFDS Captain and Crew Awarded IMO Exceptional Bravery at Sea Award
News

DFDS Captain and Crew Awarded IMO Exceptional Bravery at Sea Award

The IMO has awarded Captain Andreas Kristensen and the crew of the MV Britannia Seaways for the 2014 IMO Exceptional Bravery at Sea

November 20, 2014
Total Views: 104

Sunday, November 9, 2014
dover seaways
Incidents

DFDS’ Dover Seaways Damaged, 4 Sent to Hospital

DFDS Seaways’ Ro-Pax vessel Dover Seaways had an unfortunate incident on Sunday morning when it struck the harbor wall at Dover while enroute to Dunkirk,

November 9, 2014
Total Views: 10

Wednesday, July 2, 2014
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Finance

KKR’s Turkish Ferry Sale Said to Lure Offers From DFDS, Esas

KKR & Co.’s Turkish ferry unit, its sole investment in the country, has attracted binding bids from Danish shipping company DFDS Group A/S and an alliance of

July 2, 2014
Total Views: 23
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