In January 2005 DFDS Tor Line will commence a new daily
Ro/Ro service with two Ro/Ro vessels between Zeebrugge and
Immingham. This will supplement DFDS' network and
strengthen its services between the UK and Benelux which
also include the daily services between Immingham and
Rotterdam and Newcastle and IJmuiden.
At the same time DFDS will enter into a co-operation
agreement with Dart Line regarding stevedoring and terminal
operations in Zeebrugge and also a marketing co-operation
whereby Dart Line's and DFDS Tor Line's services from
Zeebrugge to Dartford and Immingham will be offered to
joint customers, providing connections to both the South
and the North of the UK.
In Zeebrugge DFDS Tor Line will use the 165,000 sq.m.
Dart Line/CTO terminal in Wielingen Dock in the outer
harbour.
The terminal has its own intermodal rail tracks
capable of handling full length block trains with frequent
connections to Italy and Germany.
DFDS Tor Line is already present in the Belgium market
with its daily service between Ghent and Gothenburg
(Brevik) and will now be opening a booking and sales office
in Zeebrugge.
DFDS Tor Line has entered into an agreement
with Volvo Logistics regarding shipment of cars and trucks
between Zeebrugge and Immingham. In Immingham the new
service will call at DFDS' Nordic Terminal which is being
extended with
three river berths and additional 50 acres to be
constructed during 2005.
For further information, please contact Ole Frie, tel.:
+45 3342 3400, e-mail:olfr@dfds.com