DFDS to sell Oslo-Frederikshavn-Copenhagen route

DFDS has announced that the route between Oslo, Frederikshavn and Copenhagen (OFC) will be sold to Gotlandsbolaget.

The decision will ensure that the route receives the future focus and investments needed to further develop, while DFDS strengthens the focus on its core business within freight, passenger transport and logistics.

We have grown and developed significantly over the years, and the route deserves to be in the hands of an owner with cruise experience as a core part of their strategy going forward.

The sale includes the two vessels deployed on the route, port agreements and terminal equipment.

As part of the sale, approximately 800 employees in route operations and support functions will also move to Gotlandsbolaget.

“The route is a part of our history and heritage, and it is with a heavy heart that we have found a new home for the route and will be saying goodbye to a lot of valued colleagues. We have determined this to be the best way forward for all. We have grown and developed significantly over the years, and the route deserves to be in the hands of an owner with cruise experience as a core part of their strategy going forward. We are happy to have found that with Gotlandsbolaget,” says Torben Carlsen, CEO of DFDS.

The OFC route is first and foremost a cruise experience route carrying more than 700.000 passengers between Norway and Denmark every year.

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