DFDS announced its five-year-minimum collaboration with paper producer Stora Enso, launching a new shipping route between Gothenburg and Zeebrugge. In light of this partnership, DFDS will transmit 700,000 tons of paper annually; The shipping company will provide two freight ferries to conduct the service.
Specifically, DFDS will expand the service frequency between Sweden and Belgium from 8 to 12 weekly departures.
Peder Gellert Pedersen, Executive Vice President, DFDS Group, and Head of Ferry Division stated
We are very pleased to expand our cooperation with Stora Enso and look forward to supporting their growth through an efficient and flexible route operation. We likewise look forward to offer the transport market additional capacity and services between Sweden and Belgium.
Concerning the route expansion and the service, the shipping company will operate three freight ferries; Two freight ferries — Slingeborg and Schieborg — will be acquired from third party owners for DKK 270m, and one will be transferred from the Gothenburg-Ghent route, that currently deploys four freight ferries.
Concluding, the route is expected to open Mid-June.
