The first vessel will be chartered for a period of 303 days, with an option to extend for an additional 40 days, while the second vessel will be deployed for 224 days, also with a similar extension option.
The four new Konecranes RTGs are equipped with advanced safety and operational features, including an Anti-Truck Lift Prevention System and a gas-type fire prevention system.
From mid-September, DFDS will significantly strengthen freight and passenger services on the Karlshamm-Klaipeda route with the introduction of newly chartered vessel Ciudad de Valencia.
The company cited growing cargo activity at the Port of Brownsville — one of the busiest trade gateways on the Texas-Mexico border — as a factor in the decision to expand