DFDS defend Rosyth withdrawal

摘要

With the final passenger sailings by the chartered vessel Scottish Viking on 14 December fast approaching, DFDS Seaways officials met Scotland's Fife Council to explain reasons for switching the Rosyth-Zeebrugge service, acquired as part of the Norfolkline takeover last July, to freight-only. DFDS vice president Andreas Tesch stressed that the combined passenger/freight concept had been a constant loss-maker since the route was reopened by Norfolkline in May last year, with DFDS planning to continue with two 12-driver freight ro-ro vessels offering a total of four return trips each week.