Niklas Andersson to become new EVP and Head of Logistics Division. Eddie Green to move back to the UK to head all DFDS Cold Chain business.

Selçuk Boztepe gives his account on the growth of DFDS' Mediterranean network

In a freight market as huge as in the one to and from the UK, a volume jump of ten per cent from month to month is very unusual. However, due to Brexit, this is what happened on DFDS North Sea and English Channel routes on average during March.

DFDS to transport 700,000 tons of paper annually for paper producer Stora Enso on a new route between Gothenburg and Zeebrugge. DFDS will acquire two freight ferries for the service. The contract runs for a minimum of five years. DFDS will increase weekly departures between Sweden and Belgium from 8 to 12.

The start-up company MASH Energy ApS produces bio-oil from agricultural waste. The CO2 neutral biofuel can be used in ships, and the residual product is an effective fertiliser. With its investment of up to DKK 10 million, DFDS is now co-owner of the company and co-responsible for developing a commercially viable alternative to fossil fuels. The plan is to work towards testing the fuel on a DFDS vessel.

On 7 March, DFDS’ largest ferry ever was named Ephesus Seaways at a naming ceremony in Istanbul and will soon set course for its first sailing to Trieste fully loaded with 450 trailers.

Niels Smedegaard has decided to step down as CEO of DFDS at the end of April.

Following the completion of a missing rail link, DFDS now connects Sweden and Norway with Turkey and Southern Europe via efficient and environmentally sound routes that combine ferry and rail services.

DFDS is building a platform where anyone with a need for door to door transportation can arrange this online with just a few clicks, no matter if they are a customer with DFDS today or not.

DFDS is preparing for future growth with the construction of six new mega ferries in China. The first one was delivered to DFDS on 31 January and will be entering into service between Turkey and the EU during March.