15 Facts About DFDS

DFDS's name is an abbreviation of Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab .

Today, DFDS operates a network of 25 routes with 50 freight and passenger ships in the North Sea, Baltic Sea, and the English Channel under the name DFDS Seaways.

In total, DFDS lost 31 ships during World War II, with a further three ships lost due to hitting mines after the end of the war.

The next DFDS ship delivered by Helsingørs after England was the first of four motor cargo ships, Tunis delivered in 1936.

In 1950, DFDS was one of the first to introduce a door-to-door solution.

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DFDS commenced a new service, linking the Danish mainland to Greenland.

In 1966, a hundred years after its start, the DFDS fleet consisted of 13 passenger ships, 53 cargo vessels, 4 tugboats, and 39 barges.

In 1999, DFDS took over Dan Transport Holding, including the Dan Transport Travel Bureau and Canal Tours Copenhagen.

In 2006, DFDS acquired the container shipping company Norfolk Line Containers.

In 2010, DFDS sold DFDS Canal Tours because it was not regarded as a core activity.

DFDS Lisco was a Lithuanian subsidiary acquired by DFDS in 2001.

DFDS Lisco had subsidiaries in Germany, Sweden, Latvia, and Russia .

The operation of DFDS Lisco was integrated into DFDS Seaways following the acquisition of Norfolkline in 2010.

DFDS Denizcilik operates four freight ferry routes connecting Turkey with Trieste in Italy, Sete in France, and Tarragona in Spain with 16 freight ferries and its port terminals in Istanbul and Trieste.

DFDS has an annual revenue of EUR 240 million and 500 employees.