QUEEN OF SCANDINAVIA 

1991-1998 

In 1995 the DFDS Group's new joint port in Immingham, England was taken into use.  

Renewal of the passenger tonnage on the Copenhagen-Oslo route started with the entering into service in June 1990 of QUEEN OF SCANDINAVIA, a ship with a capacity of 2,000 passengers and 400 cars. QUEEN was followed by CROWN OF SCANDINAVIA, with a similar capacity, in 1994.

In 1992 DFDS took over Danish Food Transport, and the name was changed to DFDS Food Transport. DFDS Transport joined the European groupage alliance TEAM.

After two years of preparation the new DFDS logo was introduced in 1993: a streamlining of the DFDS identity.

  • During the 90s several companies were taken over, among others:
  • Scan-Service, Denmark
  • Georges de Ryck & Co, Belgium
  • Elbe-Humber Line, Germany
  • Enterprise Freight, Scotland
  • Dan-Liet Line, Denmark
  • Vejle Transport Co., Denmark, with subsidiary in Vilnius, Lithuania
  • The haulage companies:
  • Transport-Service, Norway
  • Dahlqvists Åkeri, Sweden
  • Blueflite, Ireland
  • ASAP Scandia, France
  • John T. Howard, England
  • TLM, England
  • Spetra, Denmark
In 1995 the DFDS Group's new joint port in Immingham, England - DFDS Nordic Terminal - was taken into use. All DFDS ro/ro freight shipping in the UK was concentrated in Immingham and Harwich.

DFDS Travel and Maersk Travel were merged into Maersk. DFDS Travel - the biggest Danish-owned business travel bureau.

Tor Line introduced the "Bridge concept" : Anglo Bridge, EuroBridge, and ShortBridge, and four new transport systems: the Trailer System, the Car System, the Paper System, and the Steel System.

In 1998 DFDS took over Volvo's and Stora-Enso's terminal's in Immingham. New terminals in Venlo, Holland, Birmingham and Manchester, England, were taken into use.

President and CEO Niels Bach retired after 14 years at the helm and Thorleif Blok became new president and CEO.

DFDS Corporate Identity Program updated. It is decided to include "DFDS" as part of all Group company names