DFDS swings back to profit in Q2
Danish shipping and logistics company, DFDS, swung back into the black during the second quarter, posting a DKK 288 million ($42.5 million) profit for the…
DFDS swings to Q1 net loss in a mixed market
Danish shipping and logistics company, DFDS, swung to a net loss in the first quarter of 2024, as the current market environment remains mixed. In…
Appointments
Karen Dyrskjøt Boesen named as new DFDS CFO
DFDS has appointed Karen Dyrskjøt Boesen as the new Group chief financial officer (CFO), replacing Karina Deacon who resigned in November 2023. Dyrskjøt Boesen’s appointment…
DFDS extends Europe-Türkiye network with Ekol Logistics
Danish shipping giant DFDS recently signed an agreement to acquire Ekol Logistics, a Turkish company that focusses on transporting goods between Europe and Türkiye. With…
DFDS brings Godby Shipping’s MV Midas on charter
Godby Shipping, a privately owned shipping company with eight RoRo vessels in its fleet has agreed on a new charter deal with DFDS. Its RoRo…
More than 40 partners join up for emission-free inland shipping
Emission-free inland shipping is the goal of the Port of Rotterdam, the Dutch province of Zuid Holland and more than 40 other partners gathered around…
DFDS launches new RoRo line between Turkey and France
DFDS, a leading global provider of transportation and logistics services, has launched a new Alsancak-Sète RoRo line, connecting the Izmir Alsancak port in Turkey to…
New link takes trailers and containers off roads and onto rail
A partnership between Lineas and the shipping and logistics company DFDS will see some 8,000 trailers and containers move from the roads onto the rail…
DFDS gets shore power facility at Vlaardingen
DFDS ships docking in Vlaardingen will be able to receive electricity via a shore power installation, provided by Rotterdam Shore Power, a joint venture of…
PCS 2022: Project cargo on RoRo vessels is not a phase, but a fantastic option
RoRo vessels have traditionally focused mostly on vehicles and cargo on wheels, and during the recent Project Cargo Summit, Sven Jansen, senior sales manager for…
DFDS boosts oversize cargo capacity with ICT Logistic integration
Danish shipping and logistics company DFDS has made further inroads into transport of oversized cargo with the integration of the Danish freight forwarder, ICT Logistics.…
Ro/ro
Port of Felixstowe Upgrades Ro/Ro Facilities
PRESS RELEASE – In her first port visit of 2020, Maritime Minister Nusrat Ghani MP has inspected the site of work to upgrade Roll-on/Roll-off facilities…
Ro/ro
DFDS acquires Huisman Group
PRESS RELEASE – To further expand and develop DFDS’ European logistics services, DFDS has acquired 100% of the share capital of the Dutch logistics company…
Trade lane
DFDS opens new route between Sweden and Belgium
A large new contract with paper and packaging manufacturer Stora Enso has prompted DFDS to open a new shipping route between Gothenburg and Zeebrugge. The…
New leadership
Niels Smedegaard steps down as CEO of DFDS
Niels Smedegaard has decided to step down as CEO of DFDS at the end of April. Torben Carlsen, who has been the company’s CFO since…