DFDS Lisco
DFDS LISCO GmbH situated in Kiel is the German branch of the Lithuanian shipping company AB DFDS LISCO. AB DFDS LISCO operates 3 lines with 5 ferries for passengers and freight connecting Germany to Lithuania and Sweden to Lithuania. The parent company is the Danish shipping company DFDS A/S based in Copenhagen, which has generally concentrated on freight and passenger traffic on the North Sea (and to a lesser extent the Baltic Sea).
DFDS LISCO GmbH is responsible for freight and passenger sales and marketing in the German market and Germany's neighbour countries. After DFDS' acquisition of Norfolkline the new DFDS is structured into two divisions - DFDS Seaways and DFDS Logistics. DFDS Seaways is the new name for all shipping services, previously known as Norfolkline, DFDS Tor Line, DFDS LISCO and the Terminals in Immingham, Vlaardingen, Esbjerg and Copenhagen.
DFDS A/S bought a 600 passenger and 2490 lanemeter ro-pax vessel from Grimaldi Ferries. The vessel was built at Nuovi Cantieri Apuania (Italy). It started its service as MV LISCO Maxima in May 2009 on the Kiel-Klaipeda route.[1]
Routes
Freight and passenger traffic on the Baltic Sea
| Port of departure | Port of arrival | Ferry |
| Kiel (Germany) | Klaipeda (Lithuania) | MV LISCO Gloria and MV LISCO Maxima |
| Sassnitz (Germany) | Klaipeda (Lithuania) | MV Vilnius |
| Karlshamn (Sweden) | Klaipeda (Lithuania) | MV LISCO Optima and MV LISCO Patria |
Ships
MV LISCO Gloria [2]
- Kiel (Germany) - Klaipeda (Lithuania)
- Register class - A1(E)+AMS
- Travelling time - 21 hours
- Year of construction - 2002
- Gross tonnage - 20.140 t
- Length overall - 199,40 m
- Breadth moulded - 23,40 m
- Draught - 6,32 m
- Service speed - 23 kn
- Passenger capacity – 302 persons
- Cargo capacity - 2494 l/m
- Languages on Board: German, Lithuanian, Russian
- Currency on board: Euro, Litas
MV LISCO Maxima [3]
- Kiel (Germany) - Klaipeda (Lithuania)
- Register class - RINA
- Travelling time - 21 hours
- Year of construction - 2009
- Gross tonnage - 25.760
- Length overall - 199,14 m
- Breadth moulded - 26,60 m
- Draught - 6,40 m
- Service speed - 23,50 kn
- Passenger capacity - 600 persons
- Cargo capacity - 2490 l/m
- Languages on Board: German, Lithuanian, Russian
- Currency on board: Euro, Litas
MV Vilnius [4]
- Sassnitz (Germany) - Klaipeda (Lithuania)
- Travelling time - 18 hours
- Register class - Ro-Ro Passenger + 100 A1 Ice class 1B
- Year of construction - 1987
- Gross tonnage - 22.341
- Length overall - 190,93 m
- Breadth moulded - 28 m
- Draught - 7,18 m
- Service speed - 16 kn
- Passenger capacity - max. 132 persons
- Cargo capacity - 1700 l/m, thereof max. 1362 railmeters
- Languages on Board: German, Lithuanian, Russian
- Currency on board: Euro, Litas
MV LISCO Optima [5]
- Karlshamn (Sweden) - Klaipeda (Lithuania)
- Register class - Lloyd's Register
- Travelling time - 14 hours
- Year of construction - 1999
- Gross tonnage - 25.206
- Length overall - 186,25 m
- Breadth moulded - 25,60 m
- Draught - 6,50 m
- Service speed - 21,50 kn
- Passenger capacity - 324 persons
- Cargo capacity - 2238 l/m
- Languages on Board: English, Lithuanian, Russian
- Currency on board: Swedish krona, Litas
MV LISCO Patria [6]
- Karlshamn (Sweden) - Klaipeda (Lithuania)
- Register class - A1 RO-PAX AMS,ACCU, Ice 1B
- Travelling time - 14 hours
- Year of construction - 1992
- Gross tonnage - 18.332
- Length overall - 154 m
- Breadth moulded - 24 m
- Service speed - 17 kn
- Passenger capacity - 258 persons
- Cargo capacity - 1710 l/m
- Languages on Board: English, Lithuanian, Russian
- Currency on board: Swedish krona, Litas
References
- ^ "DFDS expands its capacity in the Baltic". DFDS Press release. 2008-01-17.
- ^ "Description MV LISCO Gloria". Website DFDS LISCO GmbH. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ^ "Description MV LISCO Maxima". Website DFDS LISCO GmbH. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ "Description MV Vilnius". Website DFDS LISCO GmbH. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ^ "Description MV LISCO Optima". Website AB DFDS LISCO. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ "Description MV LISCO Patria". Website AB DFDS LISCO. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
See also
- DFDS - The parent company DFDS A/S
External links
- DFDS LISCO GmbH (German)
- AB DFDS LISCO (English and Lithuanian)