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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 high level of service we are offering on the Channel routes and underline the confidence and loyalty we receive from ...
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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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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 ...
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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, ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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