Carriers

DFDS chief exec says legislative measures in Channel dispute are insufficient

The ferry and freight business in the English Channel remains slow for DFDS, allegedly because two competitors are competing unfairly. Legislation is incomplete, CEO posits.
Torben Carlsen, CEO of DFDS, is calling for new measures to remove the rest of the unfair competitive conditions that DFDS believes make it cheaper for competitors to carry passengers and freight between France and the UK. | Photo: Dfds - Pr
Torben Carlsen, CEO of DFDS, is calling for new measures to remove the rest of the unfair competitive conditions that DFDS believes make it cheaper for competitors to carry passengers and freight between France and the UK. | Photo: Dfds - Pr
by DAG HOLMSTAD

The two ferry operators Irish Ferries and P&O Ferries still sees an unfairly advantageous skewing when competing with DFDS for market share in the English Channel. 

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