Tag: DFDS

DFDS (Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab) announced a substantial €1 billion investment in battery electric vessels, marking its unwavering commitment to decarbonising maritime traffic in the English Channel.

By the end of 2023, part of the DFDS ships that dock in Vlaardingen will receive electricity via a shore power installation, the Port of Rotterdam announced.

DFDS is introducing a drone support system as part of the equipment on commercial ships. The drone system will support the captains onboard when docking and sailing in narrow waters.

DFDS announced its collaboration with ReSea Project to support the fight for an ocean without plastic pollution. Namely, DFDS is committed to actively remove plastic waste from oceans and rivers via its partnership with ReSea Project.

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.