Listen to Torben’s update from 25 September where he talks about: The new strategic partnership with Danish Crown Thank you for responding to the survey about how we are really doing The possibility to report incidents anonymously
Working on board vessels and handling heavy cargo sometimes leads to dangerous situations. Safety for all employees is the number one priority at DFDS, and we need to do better and make DFDS a safer place to work for everyone. Michael Stig, Designated Person, says: “The most efficient way to improve safety is by learning […]
Listen to Torben’s update from 18 September where he talks about: A big thank you to all for finding new creative ideas His visit to Gothenburg this week Freight volumes still fine Brexit hitting the headlines again
On Tuesday and Wednesday, Police checked thousands of lorries on roads heading towards Dover. Lorries and cars were delayed by up to 10 hours. For once, we can’t blame COVID-19. That lorries and cars heading for Dover were due to a police search. Jesper Christensen, Operations Director Channel, writes: “Police started on Tuesday at 05:00 […]
Listen to Torben’s update from 11 September where he talks about: Covid-19 increase in Europe causes a lot of problems for our passenger routes Freight is almost back to normal This week there was a virtuel Vice President meeting
A few months ago, we invited staff working on vessels, and at terminals and warehouses to participate in a safety survey. The response rate was overwhelming, and we cannot thank the colleagues who took the time to complete the survey enough. The input is invaluable. We haven’t finished processing and analysing all the data yet, […]
Listen to Torben’s update from 4 September where he talks about: Covid-19 still causing a lot of problems for our passenger routes The first of our two new freight and passenger ferries was launched on Guangzhou Shipbuilding International on 31 August Flandria Seaways, our fifth mega freight ferry from Jinling Shipyard, was delivered to us […]
Too many serious accidents took safety to the very top of the agenda at DFDS, and despite the coronavirus situation, the Safety First program was launched in April. Campaign posters, online meetings, a safety booklet and a safety survey were among the many initiatives, and now local programs are being kicked-off. Images from local kick-offs […]
Listen to Torben’s update from 20 August. If you are unable to watch the video for technical reasons, please find the transcript here
Interview with Torben Carlsen Watch these interviews with CEO Torben Carlsen and CFO Karina Deacon about their views on DFDS’ Q2 statement, the state of DFDS and how we have managed the Covid-19 challenges. To learn more about the Q2 results, please visit the Q2 page on dfds.com. Transcripts of the videos are available: Click here […]
Following the recent organizational changes at the Gothenburg Ro-Ro terminal, Björn Wånge has decided to step down as Managing Director of the terminal to seek new challenges outside the company. Until a new Managing Director is in place, Morgan Olausson, Head of DFDS’ Business Unit North Sea North, will be acting MD of the terminal. […]
Dear everyone You may have noticed the recent news about the Covid-19 outbreak on the Norwegian Hurtigruten vessel (MS Roald Amundsen) that has caused intense focus and discussions in Norway and beyond about Covid-19 risks and measures that need to be in place when transporting people on ships. We receive a lot of questions about […]
Listen to Torben’s update from 5 August. If you are unable to watch the video for technical reasons, please find the transcript here
On 29 June, DFDS announced several cost reductions measures to adapt to the new market conditions brought about by the Covid-19 Pandemic. DFDS anticipated that this would in total impact about 650 colleagues across the DFDS organisation. On 21 July, we announced that we would start a consultation process with proposals to reduce staff in […]
About two months ago, we informed about the ramp installation project on Belgia Seaways and Gothia Seaways. Now the installation has been finalised on both vessels. The new ramps will function both as weathertight decks and as driving ramps between Decks 2 and 3 meaning that now all decks can be loaded via the normal aft […]
Last weekend was exceptional for the Regina Seaways crew – a baby girl was born on a sailing from Klaipėda to Kiel. It was early Saturday morning, 4:16 to be exact, that a passenger gave birth to a baby girl in a cabin. The ferry was in mid sail to Kiel as a woman started […]
Fuat Pamukçu, Melek Yıldız, Özlem Dalga, Emine Erdem and Lars Hoffmann BU MED recently initiated the corporate social responsibility project “We Carry for Women” in cooperation with KAGİDER (Women Entrepreneurs Association of Turkey). The project involves transportation of 50 female entrepreneurs’ goods (2 containers for each elected enrepreneur) by DFDS free of charge for a year. Turkish […]
The new Galaxy project aims to boost BU MED’s volumes following the impact of the pandemic. The main goal is to gain about 7000 new units on our Mediterranean lines from new and actual DFDS customers who have been sending units to Europe using different modes of transportation. We want to get fast results to […]
Starting this summer, Wi-Fi service is available on select ferries, both in public commercial areas and in cabins. Passengers can choose to buy Wi-Fi for one hour, three house or the entire trip, as well as benefit from a group package offer. “We are not simply catching up but taking a step further. One of the […]
How can we support local talent while decorating our ferries with thoughtful, eye-catching art? That’s the idea behind this summer’s rotating art collection featuring local artists’ work on all DFDS Baltic’s Lithuanian and Estonian ferries. “We want to show the creativity of the region to our diverse range of passengers“, says Vilma Songailaitė, OBS Communications […]
Listen to Torben’s update from 3 July. If you are unable to watch the video for technical reasons, please find the transcript here
Søren Brøndholt Nielsen DFDS has gathered communication responsibilities in a new Corporate Communication function. It consists of three areas: Investor Relations, Group Communications and Corporate Brand. Group Communications includes Press, Internal Communications, Social Media, and Web content. Corporate Communications will be led by Søren Brøndholt Nielsen, VP. He will report to Torben Carlsen. Gert Jakobsen, […]
With One Finance 3.0, Karina Deacon and her CFO organisation are taking steps to complete the journey towards a Finance Organisation with more focus on finance business partnering. Since 2012, DFDS has been working on a transformation of our Finance Organisation. With One Finance 3.0, we are now taking steps to complete the journey towards […]
Listen to Torben’s update from 26 June. If you are unable to watch the video for technical reasons, please find the transcript here