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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 of August and is expected to make eight sailings a day.
The line's commercial director, Janette Bell, said: "The European Seaway ...
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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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Port of Dover chief executive, Tim Waggott, paid tribute to P&O Ferries and DFDS Seaways in keeping traffic moving during the recent disruptions by MyFerryLink strikers. He said: “From Kent Police, Highways England, Kent County Council, the ferry companies and port staff to the local community, I would like to ...
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The Eurotunnel Group is to sell its MyFerryLink to DFDS, including the Rodin and Berlioz vessels. Eurotunnel anticipates that the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) should not object as it will lead to two maritime operators of equal importance. Moreover, the sale should ensure that the activity remains in ...
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DFDS closed its twice-weekly ro ro freight service between Tilbury and Gothenburg on 30 October. In a statement on its website, the Danish owned operator said the decision was due to the expiry if an agreement with Stora Ensoto move paper products from Sweden to Tilbury.
The move follows closure of ...
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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 ...
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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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