DFDS Seaways is a Danish shipping company that operates passenger and freight services across northern Europe.
DFDS announced in 2015 that it had unveiled a new logo, which saw 'DFDS' in a new font, and the logo with the white Maltese cross losing its outer circle; it announced furthermore that the DFDS Seaways subsidiary would be shortened to just 'DFDS' carrying a dark blue hull in the same font instead of the traditional light blue hull, and a Maltese cross with a circle.
[8] This plan was later abandoned in October 2019 due to Moby Lines being unable to commit to the delivery of the ships with ongoing financial issues over vessel mortgages.
New name Nordic Crown On 23 April 2013, Victoria Seaways caught fire whilst on passage between Kiel, Germany and Klaipėda, Lithuania.
The incident caused damage to the dockside, the loading ramp and the ship, resulting in the vessel taking on water.
[15] On Saturday 16 November 2013, Britannia Seaways caught fire in the North Sea, trapping 32 crew on board.
Helicopters despatched from Norway were unable to take the crew off the ship, owing to bad weather conditions.
[16] On 4 December 2013, at 02:30, Corona Seaways caught fire whilst the vessel was travelling from Fredericia to Copenhagen.
The fire broke out in the main closed deck, and was briefly under control with the ships sprinkler systems before flaring up again.
[17][18] On 28 December 2013, a cabin aboard the ferry King Seaways caught fire while it was approximately 30 miles off Flamborough Head whilst travelling to IJmuiden, the Netherlands.
[21][22] On 8 July 2014 it was reported that one of them had pleaded guilty in Newcastle Crown Court to a charge of arson being reckless as to whether life was endangered.
[23] On 27 April 2014, Crown Seaways experienced engine problems near the Danish island of Anholt, whilst travelling between Copenhagen and Oslo.
It is reported that passengers heard a loud bang, a shudder and smoke at about 21:30, when the vessel suffered an engine failure and crank explosion.
[25] The City of Rotterdam car carrier collided with Primula Seaways in the Humber estuary in December 2015.