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DFDS’ Italian activities are to be restructured following unsatisfactory results, said the Danish-owned forwarder and logistics company.
Much of its business are rail services between Italy and the UK, Sweden and Denmark/ which will either be offered by other operators or cease by 1 April.
Warehousing and distribution operations at Fagnano, north of Milan, will likewise cease from the same date.
Rail solutions between Italy and Benelux, Ireland and Norway will continue and ...
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Ferry operator DFDS said its North Sea freight volumes grew by 7% in 2017 spite of Brexit said chief executive and president Niels Smedegaard. He said: “At the moment, we even see an increasing growth in British exports, which also contributes positively to our developments on our ten North Sea ...
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DFDS gained approval for its acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Dutch abnormal load transport company Alphatrans from the German competition authority on 3 January. It follows the agreement signed in mid-November with owner, Martin Bos, who will continue to manage the business. Alphatrans specialises in the transport ...
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Once again, the Christmas tree gifted by the people of Norway has made its way from the Scandinavian forests to Trafalgar Square, courtesy of DFDS.
It left DFDS Immingham’s terminal on 2 December by trailer for the last leg of its journey to London.
After the Nazis invaded Norway in 1940, Norway's ...
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DFDS has acquired Netherlands logistics company Alphatrans. The Danish-owned shipping and logistics company said it would add new countries to its network along with its expertise in special transport.
DFDS will acquire all the shares in the Dutch Group following an agreement signed with owner, Martin Bos, who will continue to ...
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DFDS is helping to raise funds for research charity Breast Cancer Now. The ferry operator is donating £5 to the charity for every booking made on its Dover to Calais or Dunkirk services, through a dedicated ‘Think Pink’ page on its DFDS website.
On Friday 3 November, DFDS staff will ‘Wear it Pink’ ...
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Portadown-based haulier Manfreight is to take over DFDS’s reefer line-haul business in northern Ireland as part of a restructuring of logistics activities in Belfast by the Daniosh-owned operator.
DFDS says that the growth and financial performance of the door-door reefer line-haul business between Ireland and Great Britain has not met expectations ...
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DFDS has enhanced its container and sideport services between Immingham UK, Norway, Germany and Belgium in response to increased demand.
From mid-August DFDS direct and loop sailings will connect Immingham with Hamburg, Zeebrugge, Fredrikstad and Oslo, whilst UK-Norway capacity will be doubled. The Norway port has also been switched from Moss ...
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The Gardenia Seaways, one of two new DFDS freight superferries for the Immingham-Rotterdam service made its maiden voyage to the UK on the night of 24 July.
She is one of two new generation cargo-only superferries (sister vessel Tulipa Seaways) commissioned to handle increased volumes on DFDS' busy North Sea freight ...
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Ferry operator DFDS has appointed Mark Henderson as its new regional sales manager for the North of England, Scotland and Ireland. Previously, he was an officer on board the company’s Newcastle-Amsterdam ship, King Seaways, where he was in charge of all entertainment, the casino, and on board bars.
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