You’ll be amazed by some of the unusual things we have transported by ferry. Here are 7 of the weirdest things we’ve booked ferry crossings for. Snails – We’re not too sure if they were…

Did you know that the word lorry comes from the Old English term ‘to lurry’, which means ‘to pull’? It’s not just the word lorry that has developed over time; vehicles have developed too.…

Are you taking a ferry sailing to or from the ports of Hull, Killingholme or Immingham in the not too distant future? We recently got in touch with the newly opened Scunthorpe Truck Stop to talk…

On Tuesday 24th April, Freightlink attended the Commercial Vehicle Show 2018 at the NEC in Birmingham. The CV Show is the largest exhibition dedicated to road transport in the UK and has a…

DFDS have announced that they will be chartering a new ship from Stena RoRo to operate on the English Channel from 2021. The new ferry will be specifically designed for the Channel services with 3,…

On Monday 16 April, a fire broke out in the engine room on board DFDS’ ro-ro freight ship Finlandia Seaways, which connects Rosyth in Scotland and Zeebrugge in Belgium. An injured crew member was…

We continue our ‘Keeping us Safe’ series with the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB). The MAIB is a branch of the National Department of Transport and investigates all marine accidents that…

DFDS has signed an agreement to purchase 98.8% of the Turkish ferry operator UN Ro-Ro for €950 million. Operating five ferry routes across the Mediterranean, which connect Italy, France and Turkey,…

The Viking Line ferry, M/S Viking Grace is the first cruise ferry to be equipped with a 'Rotor Sail' for the utilisation of wind power. The new Rotor Sail solution will cut fuel consumption and…