DFDS 1906298 224556725 2008-07-09T11:50:50Z Kjet 1678245 /* DFDS Seaways */ delink date fragment, link full date {{Refimprove|date=July 2008}} [[Image:DFDS Sunkrogsgade.jpg|thumb|DFDS Headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark.]] '''DFDS A/S''', an abbreviation of '''Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab''' (literally ''The United Steamship Company'') is a [[Denmark|Danish]] [[shipping company]]. DFDS was formed in [[1866]] as a merger of various minor shipping companies under the leadership of industrialist [[Carl Frederik Tietgen]]. After the takeover of [[Thingvalla Line]] in [[1898]], the [[Scandinavian America Line]] was established. During its history, DFDS has absorbed several other ferry operators, including [[Tor Line]] (purchased [[1981]]) and [[Prinz Ferries]] (also purchased 1981). From [[1982]] to [[1983]] DFDS' passenger operations were branded as ''DFDS Danish Seaways'' ([[Esbjerg]] — [[Harwich]]/[[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]]/[[Torshavn]], [[Copenhagen]] — [[Oslo]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] — Oslo), ''DFDS Tor Line'' ([[Gothenburg]] — Harwich/Newcastle/[[Amsterdam]]) and ''DFDS Prins Ferries'' (Harwich — [[Hamburg]]/[[Bremerhaven]]). DFDS also operated the Fred. Olsen Bergen Line routes Newcastle — [[Stavanger]]/[[Bergen]] and Stavanger — Amsterdam. Although DFDS have generally concentrated on freight and passenger traffic on the [[North Sea]] (and to a lesser extent the [[Baltic Sea]]), they operated a ferry service in the [[Mediterranean]] between [[1971]] and 1981, as well as a ferry service from [[New York]] to [[Freeport]] as well as [[Miami]] - Freeport in the early 1980s under the name [[Scandinavian World Cruises]] (which later developed into [[SeaEscape]]). Between [[1988]] and [[1999]] the company's passenger services were marketed under the name ''Scandinavian Seaways''. Today, passenger activities are operated by DFDS Seaways, whereas freight activities are operated by DFDS Tor Line, DFDS Lys Line and DFDS LISCO. ==DFDS Seaways== [[Image:DFDS Pearl of Scandinavia.jpg|thumb|{{MS|Pearl of Scandinavia}} in Copenhagen.]] DFDS Seaways is the passenger-carrying division of DFDS [[A/S]]. It operates five [[cruiseferry|cruiseferries]] and one ro-pax [[ferry]] on routes connecting [[Denmark]] to Norway, and the [[United Kingdom]] to the [[Netherlands]], Denmark and Norway. The company has recently (2006) renewed their fleet, purchasing [[MS King of Scandinavia|MS ''King of Scandinavia'']] and [[MS Princess of Norway|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|MS ''Princess of Scandinavia'']] was taken off service and the [[Copenhagen]]—[[Oslo]] service ships stopped calling at [[Helsingborg]]. In May 2008 DFDS made public their plan to close down the loss-making United Kingdom—Norway service on [[1 September]] [[2008]]. {{MS|Queen of Scandinavia}}, the ship used in the service, will be either sold or chartered out to another operator.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/latest-news/DFDS-Seaways-to-close-route.4122783.jp |title=DFDS Seaways to close route with loss of 340 jobs |accessdate=2008-07-08 |last=McLean |first=Anthony |coauthors= |date=2008-05-27 |work= |publisher=NewsGuardian }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dfds.com/DFDSGROUP/EN/Press/Companyannouncement.htm |title=Extensive improvement plan to safeguard earnings at DFDS Seaways |accessdate=2008-07-08 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date=2008-05-27 |work=DFDS press release |publisher=DFDS }}</ref> ===Fleet=== {| class="wikitable" ! Ship || Built || Entered service || Route || Tonnage<sup>1</sup> |- | [[MS Crown of Scandinavia|MS ''Crown of Scandinavia'']] ||align="Center" | 1994 ||align="Center" | 1994 || [[Copenhagen]]&mdash;[[Oslo]] || {{GT|35495}} |- | [[MS Dana Sirena|MS ''Dana Sirena'']] ||align="Center" | 2002 ||align="Center" | 2003 || [[Harwich]]&mdash;[[Esbjerg]] || {{GT|22382}} |- | [[MS King of Scandinavia|MS ''King of Scandinavia'']] ||align="Center" | 1987 ||align="Center" | 2006 || [[Newcastle-upon-Tyne|Newcastle]]&mdash;[[IJmuiden]] || {{GT|31395}} |- | [[MS Pearl of Scandinavia|MS ''Pearl of Scandinavia'']] ||align="Center" | 1989 ||align="Center" | 2001 || Copenhagen&mdash;Oslo || {{GT|40039}} |- | [[MS Princess of Norway|MS ''Princess of Norway'']] ||align="Center" | 1986 ||align="Center" | 2006 || Newcastle&mdash;IJmuiden || {{GT|31356}} |- | [[MS Queen of Scandinavia|MS ''Queen of Scandinavia'']] ||align="Center" | 1981 ||align="Center" | 1990 || Newcastle&mdash;[[Stavanger]]&mdash;[[Haugesund]]&mdash;[[Bergen]] || {{GRT|33575|metric}} |- | colspan="5" | <sup>1</sup>May be specified in [[gross tonnage]] (GT) or [[gross register tons]] (GRT). |} ====Former ships==== [[Image:Princess of Scandinavia Gothenburg.jpg|thumb|[[MS Princess of Scandinavia|MS ''Princess of Scandinavia'']] in [[Gothenburg]], [[Sweden]], October [[2006]], shortly before she was withdrawn from DFDS service.]] {{incompletelist}} {| class="wikitable" ! Ship || Years in service || [[Gross Register Tonnage|Gross<br>Register<br>Tonnage]] || Status as of 2008 |- | [[MS Skipper Clement|MS ''Skipper Clement'']] || [[1964]]-[[1976]] ||align="Center" | {{GRT|2964|metric}} || Since 1998 MS ''Europa I'' with [[Skenderbeg Lines]] |- | [[MS Akershus|MS ''Akershus]] || [[1965]]-[[1973]] ||align="Center" | {{GRT|5012|metric}} || Burnt and sunk [[1989]] |- | [[MS Winston Churchill|MS ''Winston Churchill'']] || [[1967]]-[[1996]] ||align="Center" | {{GRT|8657|metric}} || Scrapped [[2004]] |- | [[MS Kong Olav V|MS ''Kong Olav V'']] || [[1968]]-[[1984]] ||align="Center" | {{GRT|7965|metric}} || Burnt [[1993]], later scrapped |- | [[MS Prinsesse Margrethe|MS ''Prinsesse Margrethe'']] || [[1968]]-[[1983]] ||align="Center" | {{GRT|7965|metric}} || Scrapped [[2005]] |- | [[MS Aalborgshus|MS ''Aalborgshus'']]<br>[[MS Dana Sirena (1969)|MS ''Dana Sirena'']]<br>[[MS Dana Corona (1969)|MS ''Dana Corona'']] || [[1969]]-[[1971]]<br>1971-[[1978]]<br>1978-[[1985]] ||align="Center" | {{GRT|7697|metric}}<br>{{GRT|7988|metric}} || Since 1985 MS ''Tian E'', laid up in [[China]] since 2003 |- | [[MS Trekroner|MS ''Trekroner'']]<br>[[MS Dana Corona (1970)|MS ''Dana Corona'']]<br>[[MS Dana Sirena (1970)|MS ''Dana Sirena'']] || [[1970]]-1971<br>1971-[[1979]]<br>1979-[[1983]] ||align="Center" | {{GRT|7692|metric}} || Sunk 1994 |- | [[MS Dana Regina|MS ''Dana Regina'']] || [[1974]]-[[1990]] ||align="Center" | {{GRT|10002|metric}} || Since 1998 MS ''Vana Tallinn'' with [[Tallink]] |- | [[MS Dana Anglia|MS ''Dana Anglia'']]<br>[[MS Duke of Scandinavia|MS ''Duke of Scandinavia'']] || 1978-[[2002]]<br>2002-[[2006]] ||align="Center" | {{GRT|14399|metric}}<br>{{GRT|15589|metric}} || Since 2006 MS ''Pont L'Abbé'' with [[Brittany Ferries]] |- | [[MS Dana Gloria|MS ''Dana Gloria'']]<br>[[MS King of Scandinavia (1975)|MS ''King of Scandinavia'']] || [[1981]]-1984, [[1986]]-[[1989]]<br>1989-[[1994]] ||align="Center" | {{GRT|12348|metric}}<br>{{GRT|20581|metric}} || Since 2006 MS ''Jupiter'' for [[Royal Group Ltd]] |- | [[MS Tor Scandinavia|MS ''Tor Scandinavia'']]<br>[[MS Princess of Scandinavia|MS ''Princess of Scandinavia'']] || [[1981]]-[[1991]]<br>1991-2006 ||align="Center" | {{GRT|15673|metric}}<br>{{GRT|21545|metric}} || Since 2006 MS ''Moby Otta'' with [[Moby Lines]] |- | [[MS Scandinavia|MS ''Scandinavia'']] || [[1982]]-1985 ||align="Center" | {{GRT|26747|metric}} || Since 2002 MS ''Island Escape'' with [[Island Cruises]] |- | [[MS Tor Britannia|MS ''Tor Britannia'']]<br>[[MS Prince of Scandinavia|MS ''Prince of Scandinavia'']] || 1982-[[1990]]<br>1990-2003 ||align="Center" | {{GRT|14905|metric}}<br>{{GRT|21545|metric}} || Since 2003 MS ''Moby Drea'' with Moby Lines |- | [[MS Hamburg|MS ''Hamburg'']]<br>[[MS Admiral of Scandinavia|MS ''Admiral of Scandinavia'']] || [[1987]]-[[1997]]<br>1997-2002 ||align="Center" | {{GRT|12752|metric}}<br>{{GRT|19292|metric}} || Since 2002 MS ''Caribbean Express'' with [[Access Ferries]] |- | [[MS Duchess of Scandinavia|MS ''Duchess of Scandinavia'']] || [[2003]]-[[2005]] ||align="Center" | {{GRT|16794|metric}} || Since 2008 MS ''Bergensfjord'' with [[Fjord Line]] |} ==DFDS Tor Line== DFDS Tor Line is the main freight-carrying division of DFDS. It operates a large number of [[RO-RO]] freighters on the [[North Sea]] as well as the [[Baltic Sea]]. It was formed as merger of DFDS' and [[Tor Line]]'s freight operations after DFDS bought the latter in 1982 (until [[1988]] the passenger service between [[Sweden]] and the [[United Kingdom]] was also marketed as DFDS Tor Line). On [[17 January]] [[2008]] DFDS reported they had purchased the build contract of a 600 passenger / 2500 lanemeter [[ro-pax]] vessel from [[Grimaldi Ferries]]. The vessel in under construction at [[Nuovi Cantieri Apuania]], [[Italy]] and is expected to enter service in May 2009 on the [[Kiel]]—[[Klaipeda]] route.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dfds.com/DFDSGROUP/EN/Press/Newropaxskib.htm |title=DFDS expands its capacity in the Baltic |accessdate=2008-01-19 |format= |date=2008-01-17 |publisher=DFDS Press release }}</ref> {{Expand-section|date=June 2008}} ===Fleet=== * [[MS Tor Anglia|MS ''Tor Anglia'']] * [[MS Tor Baltica|MS ''Tor Baltica'']] * [[MS Tor Begonia|MS ''Tor Begonia'']] * [[MS Tor Belgia|MS ''Tor Belgia'']] * [[MS Tor Britannia|MS ''Tor Britannia'']] * [[MS Tor Cimbria|MS ''Tor Cimbria'']] * [[MS Tor Dania|MS ''Tor Dania'']] * [[MS Tor Ficaria|MS ''Tor Ficaria'']] * [[MS Tor Flandria|MS ''Tor Flandria'']] * [[MS Tor Freesia|MS ''Tor Freesia'']] * [[MS Tor Futura|MS ''Tor Futura'']] * [[MS Tor Gothia|MS ''Tor Gothia'']] * [[MS Tor Hollandia|MS ''Tor Hollandia'']] * [[MS Tor Humbria|MS ''Tor Humbria'']] * [[MS Tor Magnolia|MS ''Tor Magnolia'']] * [[MS Tor Maxima|MS ''Tor Maxima'']] * [[MS Tor Minerva|MS ''Tor Minerva'']] * [[MS Tor Neringa|MS ''Tor Neringa'']] * [[MS Tor Petunia|MS ''Tor Petunia'']] * [[MS Tor Primula|MS ''Tor Primula'']] * [[MS Tor Scandia|MS ''Tor Scandia'']] * [[MS Tor Selandia|MS ''Tor Selandia'']] * [[MS Tor Suecia|MS ''Tor Suecia'']] ====Former ships==== * [[MS Celtic Star|MS ''Celtic Star'']] ==DFDS LISCO== {{Expand-section|date=June 2008}} {{contradict}} [[Image:Lisco Gloria.jpg|thumb|MS ''LISCO Gloria'' on the Baltic Sea.]] '''DFDS LISCO''' is a [[Lithuania]]n subsidiary of DFDS. It operates 4 lines with 5 ferries for passengers and [[freight]] connecting [[Germany]] to [[Lithuania]], [[Latvia]] and [[Russia]]. ===Fleet=== {| class="wikitable" ! Ship || Built || Entered service || Route || Tonnage<sup>1</sup> |- | {{MS|Envoy}} ||align="Center" | 1979 ||align="Center" | 2007 || [[Travemünde]]—[[Riga]] || {{GT|14,077}} |- | {{MS|Lisco Gloria}} ||align="Center" | 2002 ||align="Center" | 2003 || [[Kiel]]—[[Klaipeda]] || {{GRT|20,140}} |- | {{MS|Lisco Optima}} ||align="Center" | 1999 ||align="Center" | 2006 || Kiel—Klaipeda || {{GT|25,206}} |- | {{MS|Lisco Patria}} ||align="Center" | 1992 ||align="Center" | 2004 || [[Karlshamn]]—Klaipeda || {{GT|18,332}} |- | {{MS|Kaunas}} ||align="Center" | 1989 ||align="Center" | 1989 || Karlshamn—Klaipeda || {{GRT|25,606}} |- | {{MS|Mermaid II}} ||align="Center" | 1972 ||align="Center" | 2003 || Travemünde—Riga || {{GRT|13,730}} |- | {{MS|Vilnius}} ||align="Center" | 1987 ||align="Center" | 1987 || [[Sassnitz]]—Klaipeda<br>Sassnitz—[[Baltijsk]] || {{GRT|22,341}} |- | colspan="5" | <sup>1</sup>May be specified in [[gross tonnage]] (GT) or [[gross register tons]] (GRT). |} ==DFDS Lys Line== DFDS Lys Line transports freight from [[Norway]], [[Sweden]] and [[Denmark]] to [[Germany]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Belgium]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[Ireland]], [[Spain]], [[Portugal]] and [[Italy]], offering door-to-door transportation. The company was originally founded in [[1970]]. {{Expand-section|date=June 2008}} ===Fleet=== *[[MS Lysvik]] *[[MS Lysblink]] *[[MS Lysbris]] *[[MS Lysfoss]] *[[MS Lystind]] *[[MS Lysskog]] *[[MS Lyshav]] *[[MS Lyspoint]] *[[MS Odertal]] *[[MS Isertal]] ==DFDS Container Line== DFDS Container Line transports containers between [[Ireland]] and the [[Netherlands]]. On October 2nd 2006 the acquisition of Norfolkline Containers by DFDS A/S was completed{{Fact|date=March 2008}}. Established in August 1997 Norfolkline Containers was set up to offer Direct Port-to-Port services between [[Ireland]] and [[Europe]]{{Fact|date=March 2008}}. ===Fleet=== *{{MS|Dana Gothia}} *{{MS|Dana Hollandia}} *{{MS|Angela}} *{{MS|Vanquish}} *{{MS|Vanguard}} ==References== {{reflist}} == External links == {{commonscat|DFDS}} * [http://www.dfds.com Official website] * [http://www.dfds.co.uk/DSW/EN/Book/ Trip bookings] * [http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/dfds_rederi.htm DFDS on Fakta om Fartyg] (Swedish) * {{cvr|cvr=14194711|name=DFDS A/S}} * [http://www.dfdslisco.com/ DFDS LISCO GmbH] (German) [[Category:Shipping companies of Denmark]] [[Category:Ferry systems]] [[da:Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab]] [[de:DFDS]] [[es:DFDS]] [[nl:DFDS Seaways]] [[no:DFDS]] [[sv:DFDS Seaways]]