DFDS A/S
DFDS SIGNS NEW AGREEMENT WITH VOLVO

DFDS A/S 

06.07.2012 13:55
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Copenhagen, 2012-07-06 13:55 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Company announcement no.
17/2012 



  -- New multi-year contracts agreed with Volvo Car Corporation and Volvo Group
     Logistics Services
  -- Annual revenue of EUR 55m on volume of 160,000 units
  -- DFDS takes over operations of Mercatordok Terminal in Ghent

Today, DFDS and Volvo signed a new agreement for the transport of cargo on
three DFDS routes: Gothenburg - Ghent (including a weekly call at Brevik),
Gothenburg - Immingham and Gothenburg - Tilbury.  The contracts with Volvo
Group Logistics Services commence on 1 July 2012 whereas the contracts with
Volvo Car Corporation will come into force on 1 August 2012. The contracts run
until 1 January 2015. 

DFDS continues to be solely responsible for the logistics of Volvo Group
Logistics Services and Volvo Car Corporation between their main production
facilities in Gothenburg and Ghent. This includes shipment and handling of
vehicle parts, new cars, trucks, buses, heavy construction equipment,
production materials and packaging. DFDS also transports automotive cargo for
Jaguar/ Land Rover, which is a client of Volvo Group Logistics Services.  As a
result of the agreement, volumes will increase to 160,000 units and annual
revenue will be about EUR 55m. 

In addition to the above, DFDS also carries volumes on behalf of Volvo Group
Logistics Services on routes in the Baltic Sea. 

DFDS takes over operations of Mercatordok

Furthermore, DFDS takes over Volvo Group Logistics Services' operational
management responsibilities of the Mercatordok Terminal in Ghent where the
Gothenburg - Brevik - Ghent route is calling. 

DFDS already operates port terminals in the main hubs of the North Sea route
network and operational systems and expertise from these port terminals will be
deployed to improve service levels and cost efficiency of the Mercatordok
Terminal. The agreement covering port terminal operations runs until November
2016. 


         Niels Smedegaard, CEO
         +45 33 42 34 00
         
         Torben Carlsen, CFO
         +45 33 42 32 01
         
         Gert Jakobsen, VP
         Communications
         +45 24 40 00 43
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