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DFDS Seaways renewed its fleet in 2006, purchasing MS King of Scandinavia and MS Princess of Norway to replace the last ships still in service that dated from the 1970s. The company has acquired a reputation for purchasing used ships, as well as for taking over the build contracts or taking delivery of newbuilds originally ordered by other companies.
As demand for vehicle-carrying services grew, larger vessels were required for the route and the Winston Churchill was transferred to the River Tyne in 1978, for the twice-weekly service to Gothenburg, following the arrival of the new DFDS vessel MS Dana Anglia on the Harwich route. The ferry ran aground on August 27, 1979 off the Swedish coast.
DFDS said upgrading its ferries was one of the key ways it hopes to meet its eco-targets. In 2020 it announced plans to reduce the relative CO2 emissions of its ships by 45% by 2030, and become ...
Brownsea Island Ferries Ltd (Poole Harbour) Caledonian MacBrayne ; Caremar (Italy) Color Line (Norway to Denmark, Germany and Sweden) Condor Ferries (Channel Islands, UK) Corsica Ferries-Sardinia Ferries (Italy and France to Corsica and Sardinia) Destination Gotland (Swedish mainland to Gotland) DFDS Seaways (Baltic Sea, North Sea, Channel) [1]
[5] [4] Stena RoRo ordered a fifth ship in April 2018, which will enter service with DFDS Seaways on a ten-year charter upon delivery. [6] The following month, Stena RoRo ordered a sixth ship, to be placed with Brittany Ferries on a ten-year charter beginning in late 2021. [7] Construction on the second ship in the class began in June 2018. [8]
DFDS Seaways is the shipping division of DFDS A/S operating a network of 25 shipping routes with 50 freight and passenger ships on the North Sea, Baltic Sea, and the English Channel. DFDS Logistics operates land transport and logistics activities including the former DFDS Lys Line and DFDS Container Line.
MS Côte des Flandres is a Ro-Ro Passenger Ferry owned by Eurotunnel and operated by DFDS Seaways France between Dover and Calais, the ship was the second to be built for SeaFrance in 2005, she entered service with SeaFrance in March 2005 and finished with SeaFrance in January 2012 when the company was liquidated.
Princess Seaways was built as the Peter Pan (the third TT-Line ship to bear the name) at Seebeckwerft, Bremerhaven, in 1986. Peter Pan began operations on the Travemünde–Trelleborg route on 6 February 1986. In 1990, TT-Line (Tasmania) decided it was time to replace the ferry Abel Tasman and arranged to buy the large ferry. [1]