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DFDS to trial Rosslare-Dunkirk passenger service
A new passenger service between Ireland and France will launch from Friday 5 August on leading pan-European ferry company DFDS’s Rosslare-Dunkirk route.
Breaking Travel News interview: Peder Gellert, executive vice president, DFDS
DFDS has been honoured with the title of World’s Leading Ferry Operator at the World Travel Awards. Here Breaking Travel News speaks to Peder Gellert, executive vice president and head of the ferry division at the company, to find out how it feels to have been recognised by voters from around the globe
DFDS seeks to calm waters following France quarantine decision
The company, which runs 57 sailings per day to France and the Netherlands, will continue to run passenger services to facilitate travel between the UK and the continent.
Breaking Travel News investigates: DFDS predicts renaissance for ferries
Kasper Moos, head of short routes and passenger for DFDS, tells Breaking Travel News how the ferry sector is coping post-Covid-19 and why the pandemic could spark a boom in no-fly holidays
DFDS to relaunch Amsterdam connection next week
The decision comes in the wake to an announcement from the UK government that it will remove quarantine restrictions for travellers arriving from the Netherlands from July 10th.
DFDS to reopen to holidaymakers this week
The company, which has continued to operate its Dover to Calais, Dover to Dunkirk and Newhaven to Dieppe services during lockdown, reopens the routes to tourists from Friday.
DFDS overhauls operations as customers prepare to return
Ferry operator DFDS has offered a glimpse of how it is preparing to welcome back holidaymakers who are considering how they can get away for a break this year.
DFDS sees profits dip amid coronavirus restrictions
DFDS has announced a one per cent drop in revenues for the first quarter of the year. Overall operating profit in the first three months of the year was £71 million, down ten per cent on the same period last year.
DFDS seeks to keep vital logistics routes open
DFDS will continued to maintain a regular sailing schedule for those undertaking essential travel via its Dover-Calais, Dover-Dunkirk or Newhaven-Dieppe routes.
DFDS suspends Newcastle-Amsterdam route
The last sailings on the route before the temporary suspension will be from Amsterdam on Saturday and from Newcastle on Sunday.
DFDS reveals new Relax Lounge onboard Dunkerque Seaways
DFDS’ Dunkerque Seaways will be the first of the three ships on the Dover to Dunkirk route to reveal a number of new looks as part of a £3.9 million investment.
DFDS wins global title at World Travel Awards
DFDS operates one of the largest networks of passenger and freight ferry routes in and around Europe. Its UK ferry services run from Dover to Calais and Dunkirk, from Newhaven to Dieppe and from Newcastle to Amsterdam.