dfds
The Government has signed fresh contracts with ferry companies to keep supplies of medicines and other vital goods on the move in the event of disruption to ports after Brexit, according to a report in The Guardian newspaper. The deals with Brittany Ferries, DFDS, P&O European Ferries and Stena Line are worth almost £87 million and will concentrate on ports that are less likely to be hit by congestion – ...
[+]
DFDS has taken delivery of a new 124 tonne Liebherr mobile harbour crane as part of an investment programme from the start of 2019. The twin-lift container spreader crane will be able to handle containers, project cargo and break-bulk cargo handling. Although classed as a mobile crane, it will spend ...
[+]
DFDS has stepped up its cooperation with Turkey’s Ekol Logistics. A new agreement covers sea transport of trailers between Istanbul in Turkey and Trieste in Italy and DFDS expects it to increase its volumes of freight units in the Mediterranean by close on 30% and will allocate further vessels to ...
[+]
According to press reports in late December, some £47.3m has been awarded to DFDS and £46.6m to Brittany Ferries to ramp up services on their existing routes, in an apparent bit to ease the pressure on Dover should customs clearance be required for import freight into the UK. It is ...
[+]
Once again, ferry operator DFDS is helping to bring the Trafalgar Square Christmas tree to London. The tree was ceremonially felled in Norway today (20 November).
Norway has sent a 20 metre spruce almost every year since 1947 to the people of Britain as a symbol of gratitude for its support ...
[+]
Continued uncertainty over the outcome of the Brexit negotiations is starting to impact DFDS’s freight carryings on both the Scandinavian and the English Channel routes said chief executive Niels Smedegard, in presenting the Danish-owned ferry and logistics company’s third quarter results on 13 November.
At a press conference, he said: ...
[+]
DFDS will expand its services between Norway, Zeebrugge and Immingham from February 2019.
The route is currently served by the side port/container vessel Lysbris Seaways, mainly shipping forest products, along with various types of container cargo.
The improved route will be served by a larger ro-ro vessel, Finlandia Seaways to carry additional ...
[+]
DFDS has ordered a further freight ferry from the Chinese Jinling Shipyard, exercising an option obtained at the ordering of previous ferries. The newbuilding will be similar to the five previously ordered freight ferries and likewise designed to carry 6,700 lane metres of freight equivalent to around 450 trailers and ...
[+]
DFDS has ordered an additional freight ferry for delivery in the first half of 2020 from the Chinese Jinling Shipyard. It is similar to the four previously ordered vessels with a 6,700 lane metres capacity or about 450 trailers. DFDS’ fleet renewal programme also includes two ro-pax ferries to be ...
[+]
DFDS has formally completed its acquisition of Turkish shipping company UN Ro-Ro, says chief executive and president, Niels Smedegaard. UN Ro-Ro operates five freight ferry routes connecting Turkey with Trieste in Italy and Toulon in France, with 12 freight ferries and its own port terminals in Istanbul and Trieste.
DFDS is ...
[+]
« Back
More »
