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DFDS — Regulatory Filings 2018
Mar 5, 2018
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INVESTOR NEWS
DFDS
SHIP SWAP AND CHARTER OF SHIP SECURES CAPACITY FOR GOTHENBURG-GHENT ROUTE
On 2 March 2018, DFDS' ro-ro ship Primula Seaways was hit by a container ship during the sailing from Ghent to Brevik. No persons were injured and no pollution occurred. However, the collision caused damage to Primula Seaways' port side and to one of the trailers placed near the damaged part of the hull.
Primula was able to sail to Ghent without assistance. The damage is now being investigated and the ship could be out of service for a number of weeks.
To mitigate the effect of the incident on our customers, DFDS is leveraging the extensive route network and a larger ship from another route will be swapped with a ship on Gothenburg-Ghent. This will add capacity to Gothenburg-Ghent.
In addition, a ro-ro ship will be chartered short-term and arrive in Gothenburg on Tuesday 6 March 2018. DFDS will also consider chartering further tonnage if required.
With these changes, it is anticipated the incident will not cause major delays for our customers.
DFDS A/S, Sundkrogsgade 11
DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø
CVR 14 19 47 11
www.dfds.com
Company announcement no. 21/2018
5 March 2018
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Contact
Niels Smedegaard, CEO
+45 33 42 34 00
Torben Carlsen, CFO
+45 33 42 32 01
Søren Brøndholt Nielsen, IR
+45 33 42 33 59
Gert Jakobsen, Communications
+45 33 42 32 97
About DFDS
DFDS provides shipping and transport services in Europe, generating annual revenues of EUR 1.9bn.
To over 8,000 freight customers, we deliver high performance and superior reliability through shipping & port terminal services, and transport & logistics solutions.
For five million passengers, we provide safe overnight and short sea ferry services.
Our 7,000 employees are located on ships and in offices across 20 countries. DFDS was founded in 1866, is headquartered in Copenhagen, and listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen.
DISCLAIMER
The statements about the future in this announcement contain risks and uncertainties and actual developments may therefore diverge significantly from statements about the future.