1946-1949 

The most serious "war loss" took place long after the end of the war 

In 1946 m.s. KRONPRINS FREDERIK was entered into service on the Esbjerg-Harwich route, and was the first ship in the Danish merchant fleet to be equipped with radar.

The most serious "war loss" took place long after the end of the war: In 1948, 48 people drowned when KJØBENHAVN hit a mine. Five people lost their lives in the mine explosion of IVAR in 1949, and as recently as 1950 FRIGGA sank without loss of life after having hit a mine.

To replace some of the lost ships, a number of almost-completed motor ships which had been laid up awaiting the end of the war were made ready. Gradually the routes that had been discontinued since the beginning of the war were reopened.

In 1949 the motor ship tonnage surpassed the steamship tonnage, of which there had been a preponderance, for the first time in the history of the Company.