Container Shipping covers route networks based on lo-lo tonnage in the North Sea, the Irish Sea and the north of Spain. The most important customer groups are import and export companies, as well as producers of heavy industrial goods.
Business Area CEO: Ole Sehested
Share of Group revenue in 2008: DKK 1.7 bn, equivalent to 19%
Product concepts:
- Door-door container solutions (dry bulk, reefer)
- Intermodal door-door and quay-quay container solutions
- Shipping logistics for break bulk
Brands:
- DFDS Lys Line
- DFDS Container Line
- DFDS Suardiaz Line
Customer groups:
- Importers and exporters
- Producers of heavy industrial goods, such as forestry products, steel, chemicals and plastics
- Bulk- and tank-container operators
- International forwarding companies
Comparable companies:
- Eimskip/Containerships
- MacAndrews
- Samskip
- Eucon
Markets, activities and customers:
Container Shipping’s activities include door-door container transport between the Nordic Region, the Continent, Great Britain, Ireland and Spain. Moreover, significant volumes of paper and metal products are transported from Norway and Sweden to Northern and Southern Europe, on the basis of fixed, long-term contracts. Transport by sea utilises lo-lo ships and combined side-port/container ships. More than 50% of the volumes in the industry segment are covered by long-term contracts.
The most important industrial customer groups are producers and exporters of paper, metal and plastic products, as well as importers and exporters of finished goods.
Container’s success criteria:
The most important success criteria for Container Shipping's customer service are frequency, lead time and flexibility regarding tonnage and haulage capacity, as well as a competitive cost levels underpinned by efficient IT systems.