DFDS Seaways France

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DFDS Seaways France (New Channel Company A/S)
Founded 2012
Area served
English Channel
Services Passenger transportation
Freight transportation
Parent DFDS
Website [1]
File:Côte d'Albâtre ferry le havre.JPG
Côte d'Albâtre in Le Havre
File:Norman Voyager At Rosslare Harbour - geograph.org.uk - 1424192.jpg
A former ferry, shown as M/S Norman Voyager now Brittany Ferries M/S Etretat

DFDS Seaways France or New Channel Company A/S is the trading name of the ferry services across the Dover Strait and Parts of the Western Channel operated by DFDS Seaways and most formally operated by LD Lines.

History

In 2012 when SeaFrance was liquidated, DFDS and LD Lines started a joint service between Dover and Calais and formed New Channel Company A/S or DFDS Seaways France by merging certain LD Lines and DFDS routes into the new company such as LD Lines Portsmouth to Le Havre and Newhaven to Dieppe services and DFDS Dover to Dunkerque services but also along with the joint Dover- Calais service.

In June 2015, DFDS chartered the MyFerryLink/Eurotunnel ferries MS Rodin & MS Berlioz to enter service on 2 July 2015 when the MyFerryLink Dover-Calais ceased service. DFDS planned to keep 202 of the 600 French jobs currently employed by SCOP Seafrance, but in reaction to this decision, the French crew struck in Calais on 29 June 2015 and later occupied the two passenger vessels in Calais and started to vandalise the vessels. This has delayed their re-entry into Dover-Calais service. Meanwhile MS Calais Seaways has been diverted and placed on Dover-Dunkerque service and MS Malo Seaways has been laid up in Dover since 29 June. On 13 September both vessels were tugged to Dunkirk for refit and repaint, which showed the start of DFDS ownership of the vessels, which have subsequently been renamed Côte des Dunes and Côte des Flandres.

Fleet

Ship Built Route Notes
Malo Seaways 2000 Dover-Calais In Service
Cote D'Albatre 2006 Newhaven-Dieppe In Service
Seven Sisters 2006 Portsmouth-Le Havre (Newhaven-Dieppe in 2015) In Service
Calais Seaways 1992 Dover-Calais In Service
Dover Seaways 2006 Dover-Dunkerque In Service
Dunkerque Seaways 2005 Dover-Dunkerque In Service
Delft Seaways 2006 Dover-Dunkerque In Service

Future Fleet

Ship Built Planned Route Due to enter service Notes
Côte des Dunes 2001 Dover-Calais Early 2016 Formerly Seafrance Rodin and Rodin for both SeaFrance and MyFerryLink, Tugged to Dunkirk on 13 September 2015 for refit and repaint.
Côte des Flandres 2005 Dover-Calais Early 2016 Formerly Seafrance Berlioz and Berlioz for both SeaFrance and MyFerryLink, Tugged to Dunkirk on 13 September 2015 for refit and repaint.

Former Fleet

Ship Built Left DFDS Service Current Status
Norman Voyager 2008 2014 Now with Brittany Ferries as Étretat
Dieppe Seaways 2002 2014 Now with Stena Line as Stena Superfast X
Deal Seaways 1992 2012 Renamed Barfleur and returned to Brittany Ferries