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Scots ferry in the black

DFDS's freight service between Rosyth and Zeebrugge route moved into profit for the first time in 2015, reported the ro ro operator in its annual accounts. Freight volumes also increased by 10% on the route. Route director, Stein Est, said: “The stricter EU legislation on sulphur, introduced in 2015, and the associated additional costs jeopardised the future of the route. In consultation with the Scottish Government, DFDS and the port ... [+]

DFDS returns second SeaFrance ship to service

The former SeaFrance Belioz has returned to the Dover-Calais route under the ownership of DFDS, renamed Côte des Flandres. The ship sailed into Dover last night (23 February) at 20.15 after its inaugural voyage from Calais. Like her sister ship, Côte des Dunes, which came into service on 9 February, ... [+]

Dunkirk opens new check-ins

The port of Dunkirk has brought new check-in facilities into operation for the ferry service to Dover. There are now separate entry points for heavy and light vehicles and the route to the boarding areas has also been improved. The large pre-boarding car park has a waiting area with toilets, ... [+]

Back in business on the Channel

The former MyFerryLink vessel Rodin is back in service with her new owners, DFDS, on the Dover-Calais route as the Côte des Dunes. She and her sister ship, the Berlioz were at the centre of a bitter dispute involving workers at the former Eurotunnel-owned line. Former MyFerryLink workers occupied the vessels ... [+]

DFDS does daily to Italy

DFDS has increased its multimodal rail-road-sea service between the UK and Italy to daily in both directions. Units are transported by road to Immingham or Felixstowe, by sea to Rotterdam or Zeebrugge and then by rail to the Novara or Piazenca rail terminals near Milan in Italy. The service is ... [+]

Ferries handed over

The two MyFerryLink ships, the Rodin and the Berlioz, which were at the centre of the recent problems in Calais, were officially handed over to the DFDS Group, in Dunkirk, today (15 September). They will operate under a bareboat charter agreement in accordance with the contract signed at the start ... [+]

DFDS signs ferries deal in bid to end Calais chaos

DFDS has signed an agreement with the SCOP-SeaFrance workers' organisation and Eurotunnel to take over the Rodin and Berlioz that were at the centre of the recent strikes and disruption in Calais. Under the deal, reached with the assistance of the French transport minister on 31 August, DFDS is committing ... [+]

Felixstowe celebrates half century of ro ro

We think of the Port of Felixstowe as the birthplace of containerisation in the UK, but the place actually started out as a ro ro terminal – 50 years ago. In 1965, DFDS launched a weekly service to Copenhagen. Ownership and patterns of services have gone through many different changes ... [+]

Sixth ship to beef up P&O Dover-Calais route

P&O Ferries is to bring a sixth ship back into service on the Dover-Calais route to boost freight capacity during the peak summer season. The European Seaway with a capacity of up to 120 freight vehicles - will return to the Dover-Calais route for the peak season from the beginning ... [+]

Six million euros to secure Scottish ro ro link

DFDS Seaways and Forth Ports are to invest over €6 million in the Rosyth-Zeebrugge freight route, Scotland’s only direct ro ro link to the Continent. Following a meeting between DFDS chief executive, Niels Smedegaard, Forth Ports chief executive Charles Hammond and First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, the carrier announced a ... [+]

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