

DFDS have conducted trials of the Freesia Seaways, a lengthened flower-class vessel in the Belgian port of Ghent to determine if there are any issues concerning the vessel’s overall length and manoeuvrability.
The first of the two new Scandlines Ferries for the Gedser-Rostock route, the Berlin, left the building-hall during December. The Berlin is due to enter service in March 2012, replacing the Prins Joachim.