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DFDS Headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark.

DFDS A/S, an abbreviation of Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab (literally The United Steamship Company) is a Danish shipping company. DFDS was formed in 1866 as a merger of various minor shipping companies under the leadership of industrialist Carl Frederik Tietgen. After the takeover of Thingvalla Line in 1898, the Scandinavian America Line was established. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 838 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): DFDS Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 838 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): DFDS Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... . ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Carl Frederik Tietgen (March 19, 1829 – October 19, 1901) was a Danish financier and industrialist. ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Scandinavian America Line was founded in 1898, when the DFDS (Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskap - the United Steamship Company of Copenhagen) took over the steamship company Thingvalla Line. ...


During its history DFDS has absorbed several other ferry operators into itself, including Tor Line (purchased 1981) and Prinz Ferries (also purchased 1981). From 1982 to 1983 DFDS' passenger operations were branded as DFDS Danish Seaways (EsbjergHarwich/Newcastle/Torshavn, CopenhagenOslo, Newcastle — Oslo), DFDS Tor Line (Gothenburg — Harwich/Newcastle/Amsterdam) and DFDS Prins Ferries (Harwich — Hamburg/Bremerhaven). DFDS also operated the Fred. Olsen Bergen Line routes Newcastle — Stavanger/Bergen and Stavanger — Amsterdam. Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Old watertower in Esbjerg View to Esbjerg harbour from the watertower (May 2005) Map of the municipality Esbjerg is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Syddanmark (South Denmark Region) on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. ... Arms of Harwich Town Council Harwich (IPA, /hɑːˈɹɪtʃ/) is a town in Essex, England, located on the coast with the North Sea to the east. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... Categories: Faroe Islands | Europe geography stubs ... For other uses, see Copenhagen (disambiguation). ... County Oslo NO-03 District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... Location of Gothenburg in northern Europe Coordinates: Country Sweden County Västra Götaland County Province Västergötland Charter 1621 Government  - Mayor Göran Johansson Area  - City 450 km²  (174 sq mi)  - Water 14. ... Nickname: Motto: Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig (Valiant, Determined, Compassionate) Location of Amsterdam Coordinates: Country Netherlands Province North Holland Government  - Mayor Job Cohen (PvdA)  - Aldermen Lodewijk Asscher Hennah Buyne Carolien Gehrels Tjeerd Herrema Maarten van Poelgeest Marijke Vos  - Secretary Erik Gerritsen Area [1][2]  - City 219 km²  (84. ... Location Coordinates Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DE6 First Mayor Ole von Beust (CDU) Governing party CDU Votes in Bundesrat 3 (from 69) Basic statistics Area  755 km² (292 sq mi) Population 1,754,317 (11/2006)[1]  - Density 2,324 /km² (6,018... Bremerhaven is a city in the federal state of Bremen, Germany. ... County Rogaland District Jæren Municipality NO-1103 Administrative centre Stavanger Mayor (1995-) Leif Johan Sevland (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 406 71 km² 68 km² 0. ... County Hordaland District Midhordland Municipality NO-1201 Administrative centre Bergen Mayor (2006) Herman Friele (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 215 465 km² 445 km² 0. ...


Although DFDS have generally concentrated on freight and passenger traffic on North Sea (and to a lesser extent the Baltic Sea), they operated a ferry service in the Mediterranean between 1971 and 1981, as well as a ferry service from New York to Freeport as well as Miami - Freeport in the early 1980s under the name Scandinavian World Cruises (which later developed into SeaEscape). Between 1988 and 1999 the company's passenger services were marketed under the name Scandinavian Seaways. As of 2007, DFDS is the largest and oldest Danish shipping company. The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ... The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... NY redirects here. ... Freeport is the name of several localities. ... This article is about the city in Florida. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...


Today, passenger activities are operated by DFDS Seaways, whereas freight activities are operated by DFDS Tor Line, DFDS Lys Line and DFDS LISCO.

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DFDS Seaways

DFDS Seaways is the passenger-carrying division of DFDS A/S. It operates five cruiseferries and one ro-pax ferry on routes connecting Denmark to Norway and United Kingdom to the Netherlands, Denmark and Norway. The company has recently (2006) renewed their fleet, purchasing M/S King of Scandinavia and M/S Princess of Norway to replace the last ships dating from the 1970s still in service. The company as acquired a reputation as something of an expert in purchasing used ships, as the last time DFDS Seaways ordered a newbuilding was in 1978. In 2006 DFDS Seaways stopped serving Sweden when M/S Princess of Scandinavia was taken off service and the Copenhagen - Oslo service ships stopped calling at Helsingborg. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1280x960, 177 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): DFDS M/S Pearl of Scandinavia Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1280x960, 177 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): DFDS M/S Pearl of Scandinavia Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... M/S Pearl of Scandinavia, originally M/S Athena, is a cruiseferry built in 1989 by Wärtsilä, Turku, for Rederi AB Slite for use Viking Line traffic. ... County Oslo NO-03 District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... If you were searching for A/S, you might have meant aksjeselskap, a Norwegian stock company form. ... Pride of Bilbao, a cruise ferry operated by P&O Ferries. ... The ferryboat Dongan Hills, filled with commuters, about to dock at a New York City pier, ca. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... MS King of Scandinavia is a motor vessel operated and owned by DFDS Seaways. ... M/S Princess of Norway is the newly refurbished Fjord Line vessel, previously called M/S She joined the DFDS Seaways fleet on the 8th November 2006, and begins sailing on the Newcastle - Stavanger - Haugesund - Bergen route. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... M/S Princess of Scandinavia in Gothenburg, Sweden, October 2006. ... For other uses, see Copenhagen (disambiguation). ... County Oslo NO-03 District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... Helsingborg in Sweden Helsingborg is located in the southernmost part of Sweden, called SkÃ¥ne, and has a population of 91,600. ...


Fleet

Arms of Harwich Town Council Harwich (IPA, /hɑːˈɹɪtʃ/) is a town in Essex, England, located on the coast with the North Sea to the east. ... Old watertower in Esbjerg View to Esbjerg harbour from the watertower (May 2005) Map of the municipality Esbjerg is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Syddanmark (South Denmark Region) on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. ... MS King of Scandinavia is a motor vessel operated and owned by DFDS Seaways. ... Newcastle upon Tyne (usually shortened to Newcastle) is a large city in Tyne and Wear, England. ... Velsen (population: 67,642 in 2004) is a municipality in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland, on both sides of the North Sea Canal. ... Nickname: Motto: Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig (Valiant, Determined, Compassionate) Location of Amsterdam Coordinates: Country Netherlands Province North Holland Government  - Mayor Job Cohen (PvdA)  - Aldermen Lodewijk Asscher Hennah Buyne Carolien Gehrels Tjeerd Herrema Maarten van Poelgeest Marijke Vos  - Secretary Erik Gerritsen Area [1][2]  - City 219 km²  (84. ... M/S Princess of Norway is the newly refurbished Fjord Line vessel, previously called M/S She joined the DFDS Seaways fleet on the 8th November 2006, and begins sailing on the Newcastle - Stavanger - Haugesund - Bergen route. ... M/S Queen of Scandinavia, originally M/S Finlandia is a cruiseferry, built in 1981 in Wärtsilä, Turku, for Effoa for Silja Lines Helsinki - Stockholm service. ... County Rogaland District Jæren Municipality NO-1103 Administrative centre Stavanger Mayor (1995-) Leif Johan Sevland (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 406 71 km² 68 km² 0. ... County Rogaland District Haugaland Municipality NO-1106 Administrative centre Haugesund Mayor (2006) Petter Steen Jr (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 403 73 km² 68 km² 0. ... County Hordaland District Midhordland Municipality NO-1201 Administrative centre Bergen Mayor (2006) Herman Friele (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 215 465 km² 445 km² 0. ... M/S Crown of Scandinavia is a ferry built in 1994 by Brodogradiliste Split. ... For other uses, see Copenhagen (disambiguation). ... County Oslo NO-03 District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... M/S Pearl of Scandinavia, originally M/S Athena, is a cruiseferry built in 1989 by Wärtsilä, Turku, for Rederi AB Slite for use Viking Line traffic. ...

Former Ships

M/S Princess of Scandinavia in Gothenburg, Sweden, October 2006, shortly before she was withdrawn from DFDS service.

Not a complete list. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 985 KB) M/S Princess of Scandinavia in Gothenburg, 6th October 2006. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 985 KB) M/S Princess of Scandinavia in Gothenburg, 6th October 2006. ... M/S Princess of Scandinavia in Gothenburg, Sweden, October 2006. ... Location of Gothenburg in northern Europe Coordinates: Country Sweden County Västra Götaland County Province Västergötland Charter 1621 Government  - Mayor Göran Johansson Area  - City 450 km²  (174 sq mi)  - Water 14. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

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DFDS Tor Line

DFDS Tor Line is the main freight-carrying division of DFDS. It operates a large number of RO-RO freighters on the North Sea as well as the Baltic Sea. It was formed as merger of DFDS' and Tor Line's freight operations after DFDS bought the latter in 1982 (until 1988 the passenger service between Sweden and the United Kingdom was also marketed as DFDS Tor Line). RORO and ro-ro are acronyms for Roll On/Roll Off; a type of ferry or cargo ship that carries wheeled cargo such as automobiles, trailers or railway carriages. ... The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ... The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


DFDS LISCO

DFDS LISCO, formerly Lithuanian Shipping Company, was purchased by DFDS in 2001. It operates freight- and passenger ships in the southern Baltic Sea, connecting Germany to Lithuania, Latvia and Russia, as well as Sweden to Lithuania. Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


DFDS Lys Line

DFDS Lys Line transports freight from Norway, Sweden and Denmark to Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Portugal and Italy, offering door-to-door transportation. The company was originally founded in 1970. 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...


External links

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