Private company

DFDS Seaways France

French ferry company servicing travel across the English channel

DFDS Seaways France, trading as DFDS Seaways, and formerly known as New Channel Company A/S, is the trading name of the ferry services across the Dover Strait and English Channel operated by DFDS Seaways and formerly operated by LD Lines. Travel time is around 90 minutes.² Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2012Founded¹

HeadquartersDunkirk¹

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Côte d'Albâtre ferry le havre — Photo: Philippe Alès, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons³

DFDS Seaways France, trading as DFDS Seaways, and formerly known as New Channel Company A/S, is the trading name of the ferry services across the Dover Strait and English Channel operated by DFDS Seaways and formerly operated by LD Lines. Travel time is around 90 minutes.²

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

DFDS Seaways

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

2012Founded Founded¹

Links

WikipediaDFDS Seaways France
WikidataQ20015987

Sources

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WikidataDFDS Seaways France on Wikidata
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WikipediaDFDS Seaways France on Wikipedia
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Wikimedia CommonsDFDS Seaways France photo by Philippe Alès, CC BY-SA 4.0