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DFDS Seaways, the Scottish Government and Forth Ports have signed a memorandum of understanding to continue the Rosyth-Zeebrugge freight ro ro service – the only link of its kind between Scotland and Continental Europe - under the management of DFDS Seaways.
The service will continue to offer three departures in each direction per week but infrastructure improvements at the Rosyth terminal will allow double-stacking of containers on board the vessel, effectively ...
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DFDS Seaways has reached agreement with the Seine-Maritime promotion group Syndicat Mixte de Promotion de L’Activité Transmanche (SMPAT), to extend operation and marketing of the Newhaven-Dieppe ferry service for an additional year. The Seven Sisters and the Cote d'Albâtre ships, which are owned by SMPAT, will continue to be operated ...
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Cross Channel ferry operator, DFDS Seaways, is trialling a new freight booking system for customers using mobile and tablet devices.Developed by DFDS’ IT development team, it is currently being trialled by six freight customers. Initial feedback has been extremely positive, adds freight sales director, Wayne Bullen.He adds: “We are hoping ...
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DFDS Seaways says it plans to shut its twice-daily Portsmouth to Le Havre freight and passenger ro ro service, following a meeting with union representatives in France. DFDS Seaways France took over the Portsmouth-Le Havre service in 2012 as part of its joint venture with LD Lines but both companies have ...
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DFDS is increasing in capacity on its Rotterdam-Immingham freight route. From 9 September there will be two extra round trips departingf on Tuesdays and Thursdays from Rotterdam and on Wednesdays and Fridays from Immingham, all at 14:00. They will be operated by the Anglia Seaways which is joining the existing ...
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DFDS Logistics has acquired gromsby-headquartered cold logistics specialist, Quayside Distribution. The company, which also has locations in Fort William, Bellshill, Avonmouth and Paignton, operates UK and European chilled and frozen services and was established in 1997 to meet the needs and requirements of the Humber fishing industry. It has now ...
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Jens Nielsen has joined Associated British Ports (ABP) as commercial director. Prior to joining ABP, he worked for Blue Water Shipping for 12 years before joining DFDS where he was variously UK & Ireland managing director of DFDS Transport; managing director of DFDS Seaways; and, latterly, vice president of freight ...
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DFDS is to shut its historic freight and passenger ferry route between Harwich and Esbjerg on 29 September, blaming new IMO sulphur emission rules. It says that the service has been struggling for a long time with high costs and loss of traffic to the all-road route, along with the ...
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DFDS Seaways has signed a new two year contract with Scania for the transport of truck chassis on its Rotterdam to Felixstowe freight route. Starting from 1 April, it will bring revenue of over €800,000 in 2014 and will move around 75 chassis a week, in addition to the existing ...
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DFDS Seaways is now operating the ferry Seven Sisters on its the Portsmouth-Le Havre route, following the end of the charter period of Norman Voyager. Seven Sisters, which is branded Transmanche is currently the back-up vessel on DFDS Seaway’s service between Newhaven and Dieppe. The latter will continue to operate ...
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