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Shipping operator DFDS has signed a strategic partnership with Belgium’s port of Ghent and is increasing the number of ro ro freight sailings to Gothenburg to six a week. The Ark Germania will be added as a fourth ship to the route. It is also setting up a fixed three times a week barge service to move containers in the direction of Antwerp and Rotterdam. There are also 10 dedicated ...
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DFDS has taken delivery of the first of two new ro ro freight vessels from the Flensburger Schiffbau shipyard.
She and her sister ship, due to be handed over in September, are 210 metres long with capacity for 262 trailers with a load space of 4,076 metres and are set to ...
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French ports are winning back their natural business and regaining their market share from foreign competitors, the boss of Dunkirk told a press conference in Lille on 12 January.
The port of Dunkirk's container traffic hit a record 341,000teu in 2016, said chief executive Stefane Raison. At a press conference to ...
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DFDS has acquired Sweden/Italy specialist transport company, Italcargo. The Swedish owned company offers full and part-load transport services between Sweden and Italy for a broad range of cargoes and will complement the existing DFDS rail based activity. Italcargo offers express transit times with double-manned trucks for premium cargo.
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It’s a triple delight for DFDS as it selebrates three significant events.
The company is celebrating 150 years in business, while later this month it celebrates the 70th year of the arrival in the UK of the world’s most famous Christmas Tree as well as welcoming the world’s largest Lego model ...
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DFDS has ditched its regular scheme by turning out one of its trailers in bright pink in support of the fight against breast cancer. For every ten kilometres it ravels, DFDS donates one euro to medical institutions.
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Ferry operator DFDS has smashed all freight records on its Dover-Dunkirk and Dover-Calais routes, breaking through the million lorry mark earlier than expected.
Freight sales director Wayne Bullen said: “We knew we were on course, but the special moment came earlier than we originally predicted. Milestones such as this emphasise the ...
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Ro ro operator DFDS is to add a fourth vessel to its Rotterdam/Immingham route. The MV Friedrich Russ has space for 110 trailers and 12 drivers.
Route director Netherlands, Mikael Mortensen,said the extra ship would allow DFDS to operate to offer two daily departures from Mondays to Saturdays and a fixed ...
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DFDS saw a 63% increase in freight volumes on its Dover-Dunkirk and Dover-Calais routes in the second quarter of 2016, carrying more than 110,000 vehicles for the first time. It follows introduction of two new ships on the Dover-Calais service, the Cotes des Dunes and Cote de Flandres. DFDS now ...
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DFDS has signed an agreement with the Siem Group to bareboat-charter two new 4,076 lane metre, 262 trailer capacity ro-ro freight vessels for five years, with options to purchase the ships. Delivery is expected to take place in May and September 2017 and they will be used on the North ...
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