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The first shore power facility at the DFDS ferry terminal in Copenhagen is expected to be operational in late summer 2021, making it possible for two DFDS ferries to significantly reduce the ships’ CO2 emissions while in port.

DFDS along with its collaborators applied for a EU Innovation Fund, in order to jointly explore an electricity-powered ferry from a hydrogen fuel cell system, which only emits water.

GreenSteam has partnered with DFDS to develop and supply an enhanced performance platform. The platform aims to allow crews to optimise operations in real-time, in order to reduce emissions.

Danish ferry operator, DFDS announced its ambition to become climate neutral by 2050, as it goals to reduce GHG emissions by close to 45% from 2008 to 2030.

In an official statement, DFDS announced measures to adapt to post Covid-19 market conditions. Among others, the company said that around 650 employees will leave DFDS in the coming months, 200 of whom are employed in Denmark. DFDS currently employs around 8,600 people.

The Danish shipping and logistics company DFDS has reached an agreement with the Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP) for the establishment of a shore power facility in Copenhagen. The designing and planning works of the facility are already in progress and construction is expected to commence in 2020.

Danish ferry operator DFDS unveiled four strategic pillars as part of its efforts to achieve market growth in the next five years. The four strategy pillars include a mix of organic as well as structural initiatives, including acquisitions, while digitalization is high on the agenda. 

Volvo Trucks' autonomous vehicle Vera will become part of a solution to transport goods from DFDS' logistics center to an APM terminal in the Port of Gothenburg, Sweden. The vehicle has a maximum speed of 40 km/hr (25 miles/hr). Last year, Volvo Trucks launched its first electric, autonomous solution, aimed to operate on repetitive assignments in logistics centers, factories and ports.

A group of six Nordic industry companies has formed a partnership to develop new infrastructure for green fuels for ships. The initiative is called Zero Emission Energy Distribution at Sea (ZEEDS) and consists of Wärtsilä, Equinor, DFDS, Kvaerner, Aker Solutions, and Grieg Star.

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.