DFDS Lisco

AB DFDS Lisco ( now part of DFDS Seaways ) is a Lithuanian shipping company based in Klaipeda. Your German branch is the DFDS Seaways Baltic GmbH. A total of three combined freight and passenger ferries ( ro-pax ferries) link for the shipping company Germany and the Baltic states, three more join Sweden and the Baltic countries, as well as another ship Germany and Russia.

Company data

The DFDS Lisco has offices in Klaipeda, Kiel and Limassol. Mother House is the DFDS based in Copenhagen. The core market of DFDS Lisco, the connections between Germany and Lithuania. In addition to the cargo (all types of rolling cargoes, containers, project and heavy lift ) also ferry crossings offered on the ro-pax ferries between Germany, Sweden, Lithuania and Russia.

Since the acquisition of Norfolkline, the new DFDS A / S organized into two business segments: DFDS Seaways and DFDS Logistics. DFDS Seaways is the new name for all shipping-related services that were previously known under the name of Norfolkline, DFDS Tor Line and DFDS Lisco.

The company operates eight ships:

• Athena Seaways
• Victoria Seaways
• Vilnius Seaways
• Optima Seaways
• Lisco Patria
• Regina Seaways
• Kaunas Seaways
• Liverpool Seaways

Ferry routes

The Ro-Pax ferries operate on the following routes:

• Kiel - Klaipeda: six departures per week; vessels used Seaways Victoria and Regina Seaways; Travel time 23.5 hours.

• Karlshamn - Klaipeda: Seven sailings per week; vessels used Optima Seaways and Liverpool Seaways; Travel time 14 hours.

• Paldiski - Kapellskar: six departures per week; inserted ship Lisco Patria; Driving time is about 11 hours.

Ships

Athena Seaways

• Kiel ( D) - Klaipeda ( LT)

Regina Seaways

• Kiel ( D) - Klaipeda ( LT)
• Driving time: 23.5 hrs
• Year: 2010 (shipyard: Nuovi Canterie Aquania in Marina di Carra, Italy)
• Survey: 25,518 GT
• Length: 198.99 m
• Width: 26,60 m
• Draught: 6.4 m
• Speed: 24.0 kn
• Passengers: 515
• Cargo capacity: 2923 lm
• Languages ​​spoken on board: German, Lithuanian, Russian
• Currency on board: Euro, Litas
• Features: sister ship of the Victoria Seaways

Victoria Seaways

• Kiel ( D) - Klaipeda ( LT)
• Driving time: 23.5 hrs
• Year: 2009 (shipyard: Nuovi Canterie Aquania in Marina di Carrara, Italy)
• Survey: 25,518 GT
• Length: 199.14 m
• Width: 26,60 m
• Draught: 6.4 m
• Speed: 23.5 kn
• Passengers: 600
• Cargo capacity: 2925 lm
• Languages ​​spoken on board: German, Lithuanian, Russian
• Currency on board: Euro, Litas

Vilnius Seaways

• Sassnitz (D) - Klaipeda ( LT)
• Driving time: 18 hours
• Year: 1987 ( Mathias -Thesen -Werft Wismar, Mukran class)
• Survey: 22 341 GT
• Length: 190.93 m
• Width: 28 m
• Draft: 7.18 m
• Speed: 16 knots
• Passengers: max. 132
• Cargo capacity: 1700 lm, which max. 1362 meters of track
• Languages ​​spoken on board: German, Lithuanian, Russian
• Board currencies: EUR, LTL

Optima Seaways

• Karlshamn (S) - Klaipeda ( LT)
• Driving time: 14 hrs
• Year built: 1999
• Survey: 25 206 GT
• Length: 186.0 m
• Width: 25.6 m
• Draught: 6.5 m
• Speed: 21.5 kn
• Engine power: 2 x 9450 kW
• Passengers: max. 328
• Cargo capacity: 2115 lm
• Languages ​​spoken on board: German, Lithuanian, Russian
• Currency on board: Euro, Litas

Lisco Patria

• Paldiski (EE) - Kapellskar (SE )
• Driving time: 11 hrs
• Year built: 1991
• Survey: 18 332 GT
• Length: 154 m
• Width: 24 m
• Speed: 17 knots
• Passengers: max. 243
• Cargo capacity: 1710 lm
• Languages ​​spoken on board: English, Lithuanian, Russian
• Currency: Swedish krona, Litas

Liverpool Seaways

• Karlshamn (SE) - Klaipeda ( LT)
• Driving time: 14 hrs
• Year built: 1997
• Survey: 27 856 GT
• Length: 186.0 m
• Width: 26.27 m
• Speed: 20.0 kn
• Passengers: 320
• Machine capacity: 2x9450 KW
• GT Power: 252068 t
• Cargo capacity: 2150 lm
• Languages ​​spoken on board: German, Lithuanian, Russian
• Currency on board: Euro, Litas

Kaunas Seaways

• Sassnitz (D) - Klaipeda ( LT)
• Driving time: 18 hours
• Year built: 1989
• Survey: 25 606 GT
• Length: 190.90 m
• Width: 26,00 m
• Draft: 6.50 m
• Speed: 16.5 kn
• Passengers: 262
• Cargo capacity: 1539 lm
• Board languages ​​: Lithuanian, English, Russian
• Currency: Litas, rubles, euros

Accidents

On the night of 8 to 9 October 2010, approximately 11 km north of Schleswig-Holstein Fehmarn Island occurred on the upper deck of the used time on the route Kiel to Klaipeda ferry Lisco Gloria while driving an explosion. In this case, the ship caught fire. All 236 passengers and crew members were rescued.