DFDS Seaways
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Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
shipping company operating passenger and freight services across Northern Europe
Northern Europe
Northern Europe is the northern part or region of Europe. Northern Europe typically refers to the seven countries in the northern part of the European subcontinent which includes Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Finland and Sweden...
. Following the acquisition of Norfolkline
Norfolkline
Norfolkline was a European ferry operator and logistics company owned by Maersk. It provided freight ferry services on the English channel, Irish Sea, and the North Sea; and passenger ferry services on the English channel and Irish Sea; and logistics services across Europe...
in 2010, DFDS
DFDS
DFDS is a Danish shipping company. It is one of the world's largest ferry operators. The companies name is an acronym of Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab DFDS is a Danish shipping company. It is one of the world's largest ferry operators. The companies name is an acronym of Det Forenede...
restructured its other shipping divisions (DFDS Tor Line
DFDS Tor Line
DFDS Tor Line was a freight shipping company owned by the Denmark-based DFDS. DFDS Tor Line was a freight-carrying division of DFDS along with DFDS Lisco, DFDS Lys Line and DFDS Container Line...
and DFDS Lisco
DFDS Lisco
DFDS Lisco was a Lithuanian ferry company that operated passenger and freight services across the Baltic Sea from Lithuania to Sweden and Germany. Following DFDS's acquisition of Norfolkline in 2010...
) into the previously passenger only operation of DFDS Seaways.
History
The company has recently (2006) renewed their fleet, purchasing MS King of ScandinaviaMS King of Scandinavia
MS King Seaways is a cruiseferry operated and owned by the Danish shipping company DFDS Seaways on a route connecting Newcastle, England to IJmuiden in the Netherlands. She was built in 1987 as MS Nils Holgersson by Schichau Unterweser, Bremerhaven, West Germany for TT-Line...
and MS Princess of Norway to replace the last ships dating from the 1970s still in service. The company has acquired a reputation as something of an expert in purchasing used ships, as the last time DFDS Seaways ordered a newbuild was in 1978 (although they have since taken over build contracts and taken delivery of newbuilds originally ordered by other companies). In 2006 DFDS Seaways stopped serving Sweden when MS Princess of Scandinavia was taken off service and the Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
—Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
service ships stopped calling at Helsingborg
Helsingborg
Helsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city...
. In May 2008 DFDS made public their plan to close down the loss-making United Kingdom—Norway service on 1 September 2008. , the ship that was used in the service, has since been chartered out to St Peter Line
St Peter Line
St. Peter Line is a Russian shipping company, which operates services from Helsinki, St. Petersburg and Stockholm . The company was founded in 2010 with it starting operations in April of that year...
.
In July 2010, DFDS acquired Norfolkline
Norfolkline
Norfolkline was a European ferry operator and logistics company owned by Maersk. It provided freight ferry services on the English channel, Irish Sea, and the North Sea; and passenger ferry services on the English channel and Irish Sea; and logistics services across Europe...
from Maersk. The Norfolkline routes and vessels have been rebranded as DFDS Seaways.
Passenger & Freight
- CopenhagenCopenhagenCopenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
- OsloOsloOslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King... - KlaipėdaKlaipedaKlaipėda is a city in Lithuania situated at the mouth of the Nemunas River where it flows into the Baltic Sea. It is the third largest city in Lithuania and the capital of Klaipėda County....
- KielKielKiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 238,049 .Kiel is approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the north of Germany, the southeast of the Jutland peninsula, and the southwestern shore of the... - KlaipėdaKlaipedaKlaipėda is a city in Lithuania situated at the mouth of the Nemunas River where it flows into the Baltic Sea. It is the third largest city in Lithuania and the capital of Klaipėda County....
- SassnitzSassnitzSassnitz is a town on the Jasmund peninsula, Rügen Island, in the Federal State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The population as of 2007 was 10,747.... - KlaipėdaKlaipedaKlaipėda is a city in Lithuania situated at the mouth of the Nemunas River where it flows into the Baltic Sea. It is the third largest city in Lithuania and the capital of Klaipėda County....
– KarlshamnKarlshamnKarlshamn is a locality and the seat of Karlshamn Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden with 12,957 inhabitants of the city core and 30 918 in the municipality .... - NewcastleNewcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
- IJmuiden - EsbjergEsbjergEsbjerg Municipality is a municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. Its mayor is Johnny Søtrup, from the Venstre political party...
- HarwichHarwichHarwich is a town in Essex, England and one of the Haven ports, located on the coast with the North Sea to the east. It is in the Tendring district. Nearby places include Felixstowe to the northeast, Ipswich to the northwest, Colchester to the southwest and Clacton-on-Sea to the south... - DoverDoverDover is a town and major ferry port in the home county of Kent, in South East England. It faces France across the narrowest part of the English Channel, and lies south-east of Canterbury; east of Kent's administrative capital Maidstone; and north-east along the coastline from Dungeness and Hastings...
- Dunkerque
Freight only routes
- RosythRosythRosyth is a town located on the Firth of Forth, three miles south of the centre of Dunfermline. According to an estimate taken in 2008, the town has a population of 12,790....
- ZeebruggeZeebruggeZeebrugge is a village on the coast of Belgium and a subdivision of Bruges, for which it is the modern port. Zeebrugge serves as both the international port of Bruges-Zeebrugge and a seafront resort with hotels, cafés, a marina and a beach.-Location:... - BrevikBrevikis a town in Telemark, Norway with an estimated population of 2,700. Brevik was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 , but was merged with Porsgrunn on January 1, 1964. Brevik is regarded one of the best preserved towns from the sailing ship era...
- GhentGhentGhent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of... - BrevikBrevikis a town in Telemark, Norway with an estimated population of 2,700. Brevik was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 , but was merged with Porsgrunn on January 1, 1964. Brevik is regarded one of the best preserved towns from the sailing ship era...
- ImminghamImminghamImmingham is a town in North East Lincolnshire, located on the south bank of the Humber Estuary... - Cuxhaven - ImminghamImminghamImmingham is a town in North East Lincolnshire, located on the south bank of the Humber Estuary...
- EsbjergEsbjergEsbjerg Municipality is a municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. Its mayor is Johnny Søtrup, from the Venstre political party...
- ImminghamImminghamImmingham is a town in North East Lincolnshire, located on the south bank of the Humber Estuary... - GothenburgGothenburgGothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
- GhentGhentGhent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of... - GothenburgGothenburgGothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
- ImminghamImminghamImmingham is a town in North East Lincolnshire, located on the south bank of the Humber Estuary... - GothenburgGothenburgGothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
- TilburyTilburyTilbury is a town in the borough of Thurrock, Essex, England. As a settlement it is of relatively recent existence, although it has important historical connections, being the location of a 16th century fort and an ancient cross-river ferry... - RotterdamRotterdamRotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
- FelixstoweFelixstoweFelixstowe is a seaside town on the North Sea coast of Suffolk, England. The town gives its name to the nearby Port of Felixstowe, which is the largest container port in the United Kingdom and is owned by Hutchinson Ports UK... - RotterdamRotterdamRotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
- ImminghamImminghamImmingham is a town in North East Lincolnshire, located on the south bank of the Humber Estuary... - KlaipėdaKlaipedaKlaipėda is a city in Lithuania situated at the mouth of the Nemunas River where it flows into the Baltic Sea. It is the third largest city in Lithuania and the capital of Klaipėda County....
- CopenhagenCopenhagenCopenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
- AarhusAarhusAarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...
- FredericiaFredericiaFredericia is a town located in Fredericia municipality in the eastern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark, in a sub-region known locally as Trekanten, or The Triangle... - St. Petersburg - KarlshamnKarlshamnKarlshamn is a locality and the seat of Karlshamn Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden with 12,957 inhabitants of the city core and 30 918 in the municipality ....
- KielKielKiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 238,049 .Kiel is approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the north of Germany, the southeast of the Jutland peninsula, and the southwestern shore of the...
Fleet
DFDS Seaways operate a large fleet of Ro-Ro, Ro-Pax and Cruise ferries. Following restructuring in 2010 all shipping activities (including those of DFDS Tor LineDFDS Tor Line
DFDS Tor Line was a freight shipping company owned by the Denmark-based DFDS. DFDS Tor Line was a freight-carrying division of DFDS along with DFDS Lisco, DFDS Lys Line and DFDS Container Line...
and DFDS Lisco
DFDS Lisco
DFDS Lisco was a Lithuanian ferry company that operated passenger and freight services across the Baltic Sea from Lithuania to Sweden and Germany. Following DFDS's acquisition of Norfolkline in 2010...
) were rebranded as DFDS Seaways.
Current fleet
| Name | Built | Enterered service | Tonnage | Notes |
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| Ark Futura | 1996 | 2010 | On charter to NATO | |
| Britannia Seaways | 2000 | 2010 | ||
| Cimbria Seaways | 1986 | 2010 | On charter to LD Lines LD Lines LD Lines is a French shipping company. It is predominantly a freight operator, with both deep-sea and ferry operations, but also operates some passenger services... |
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| Crown of Scandinavia | 1994 | 1994 | ||
| Dana Sirena MS Dana Sirena The MS Dana Sirena is a RoPax ferry operating between Harwich and Esbjerg for DFDS. She was built as the MS Golfo Dei Delfini, but was acquired by DFDS before entering service and rebuilt with extra passenger accommodation. Her sister operates for DFDS subsidiary Lisco Lines.... |
2002 | 2002 | ||
| Delft Seaways | 2006 | 2010 | ||
| Dover Seaways | 2006 | 2010 | ||
| Dunkerque Seaways | 2005 | 2010 | ||
| Hafnia Seaways | 2008 | 2010 | ||
| Humber Viking | 2009 | 2010 | ||
| Kaunus | 1989 | 2010 | ||
| King Seaways | 1987 | 2006 | ||
| Lisco Maxima | 2009 | 2010 | ||
| Lisco Optima | 1999 | 2010 | ||
| Lisco Patria | 1992 | 2010 | On charter to Baltic Scandinavian Lines | |
| Liverpool Seaways | 1997 | 2010 | ||
| Maas Viking | 2009 | 2010 | ||
| Pearl Seaways MS Pearl of Scandinavia MS Pearl Seaways is a cruiseferry owned by DFDS Seaways and operated on their Copenhagen–Oslo service. She was built in 1989 by Wärtsilä Marine, Turku, for Rederi AB Slite as MS Athena for use in Viking Line traffic. Between 1993 and 2001 she sailed as MS Langkapuri Star Aquarius... |
1989 | 2001 | ||
| Primula Seaways | 2003 | 2010 | ||
| Princess Maria | 1986 | 2006 | On charter to St Peter Line St Peter Line St. Peter Line is a Russian shipping company, which operates services from Helsinki, St. Petersburg and Stockholm . The company was founded in 2010 with it starting operations in April of that year... |
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| Princess Seaways | 1986 | 2006 | ||
| Regina Seaways | 2010 | 2011 | ||
| Selandia Seaways | 2000 | 2010 | ||
| Stena Feronia | 1997 | 2010 | On charter from Stena Line Stena Line Stena Line is one of the world's largest ferry operators, with ferry services serving Scotland, Sweden, Northern Ireland, Denmark, Norway, England, Wales, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands and Poland. Stena Line is a major unit of Stena AB, itself a part of the Stena Sphere, a grouping of Stena AB,... |
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| Tor Begonia | 2004 | 2010 | ||
| Tor Botnia | 2000 | 2010 | ||
| Tor Corona | 2007 | 2010 | ||
| Tor Dania | 1986 | 2010 | ||
| Tor Ficaria | 2006 | 2010 | ||
| Tor Finlandia | 2000 | 2010 | ||
| Tor Fionia | 2009 | 2010 | ||
| Tor Freesia | 2004 | 2010 | ||
| Tor Jutlandia | 2010 | 2010 | ||
| Tor Magnolia | 2003 | 2010 | ||
| Tor Petunia | 2003 | 2010 | ||
| Vilnius Seaways | 1987 | 2010 | ||
| Wawel MS Stena Fantasia MS Stena Fantasia is a ferry launched in 1979 as the Scandinavia . She spent a large part of her career serving the Dover-Calais cross channel ferry route with successive operators... |
1980 | 2008 | On charter to Polferries Polferries Polferries is the largest Polish ferry operator.The Polish Baltic Shipping Company was established on 31 January 1976 as a state-owned shipping company. Under the operating name Polferries, the company runs ferry routes across the Baltic Sea between Poland and Scandinavia.In 1996 Polferries... |
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Former ships
| Ship | In service | Gross Register Tonnage Gross Register Tonnage Gross register tonnage a ship's total internal volume expressed in "register tons", one of which equals to a volume of . It is calculated from the total permanently enclosed capacity of the vessel. The ship's net register tonnage is obtained by reducing the volume of non-revenue-earning spaces i.e... |
Status as of 2010 |
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| MS Skipper Clement | 1964–1976 | Scrapped 2010 | |
| MS Akershus | 1965–1973 | Burnt and sunk 1989 | |
| MS Winston Churchill MS Winston Churchill The MS Winston Churchill was built in 1967 by Cantieri Navali del Torrino e Riuniti S.P.A. Riva Trigoso, Genoa, Italy.The Winston Churchill was built as a car ferry for the Scandinavian Seaways DFDS service from Esbjerg to Harwich, and proved a very successful vessel on the route... |
1967–1996 | Scrapped 2004 | |
| MS Kong Olav V | 1968–1984 | Burnt 1993, later scrapped | |
| MS Prinsesse Margrethe | 1968–1983 | Scrapped 2005 | |
| MS Aalborgshus MS Dana Sirena MS Dana Corona |
1969–1971 1971–1978 1978–1985 |
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Scrapped in China, 2000 |
| MS Trekroner MS Dana Corona MS Dana Sirena |
1970–1971 1971–1979 1979–1983 |
Sunk 1994 | |
| MS Dana Regina | 1974–1990 | Since 1998 MS Vana Tallinn with Tallink Tallink Tallink is an Estonian shipping company currently operating Baltic Sea cruiseferries and ropax ships from Estonia to Finland, Estonia to Sweden, Latvia to Sweden and Finland to Germany. They also own Silja Line and a part of SeaRail... |
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| MS Dana Anglia MS Duke of Scandinavia |
1978–2002 2002–2006 |
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Since 2009 MS Moby Corse with Moby Lines Moby Lines Moby Lines is an Italian shipping company that operates ferries and cruiseferries between the Italian or French mainland and the islands of Elba, Sardinia and Corsica. The company was founded in 1959 under the name Navigazione Arcipelago Maddalenino .In 2006 Moby Lines purchased Lloyd Sardegna... |
| MS Dana Gloria MS King of Scandinavia |
1981–1984, 1986–1989 1989–1994 |
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Since 2006 MS Jupiter for Royal Group Ltd |
| MS Tor Scandinavia MS Princess of Scandinavia |
1981–1991 1991–2006 |
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Since 2006 MS Moby Otta with Moby Lines |
| MS Scandinavia | 1982–1985 | Since 2002 MS Island Escape with Island Cruises Island Cruises Island Cruises was the brand name of a cruise line operated by Sunshine Cruises Limited, founded as a joint venture between Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and First Choice Travel PLC. First Choice were later acquired by TUI Travel PLC... |
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| MS Tor Britannia MS Prince of Scandinavia |
1982–1990 1990–2003 |
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Since 2003 MS Moby Drea with Moby Lines |
| MS Hamburg MS Admiral of Scandinavia |
1987–1997 1997–2002 |
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Since 2002 MS Caribbean Express with Access Ferries |
| MS Duchess of Scandinavia | 2003–2005 | Since 2008 MS Bergensfjord with Fjord Line Fjord Line Fjord Line is a Norwegian ferry operator offering services between Norway and Denmark. In addition to passenger transport, Fjord line operates cargo transport through its cargo division in Norway and Denmark.-History:Fjord Line was founded in 1993... |