DFDS enters west Mediterranean ferry market

DFDS will deploy two battery electric vessels on the English Channel by 2030, as part of a larger investment in green vessels totaling DKK 7.3B (EUR 978M).

The international transport network of Ekol Logistics has 3,700 employees and logged sales of DKK 3.5B (EUR 470M) in 2023.

Frankfurt-based Kombiverkehr KG is expanding its intermodal rail services in Sweden and will from mid-January be including calls at Hallsberg, Norrköping and Stockholm Norra (Rosersberg, which is located about 30km north of the city). Previously, Kombiverkehr’s operations in the country were confined to terminals in Gothenburg, Malmö and Trelleborg.

Belgian rail freight company Lineas and ferry operator DFDS have launched an intermodal rail shuttle between the port of Ghent, part of North Sea Port, and Lyon in France

In its latest customer newsletter, consultancy MDS Transmodal points to a “Brexit dividend for the North Sea Ro-Ro Corridor;” Dover Straits ports focus on debarbonisation

DFDS has acquired 100% of the share capital of Lucey Transport Logistics Ltd, based in Cork, Ireland