News / DFDS to launch first Egypt-Italy ferry service for a decade

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DFDS has shown its intent to expand its Mediterranean market share, today unveiling a new weekly ferry service between its growing Italian hub of Trieste and the Egyptian port of Damietta.

The move represents the Danish operator’s first foray into the Egyptian market and comes just days after it cancelled its €500m purchase of the international network of Turkish transport group Ekol Logistics.

It is also the first direct ferry connection between Egypt and Italy for around a decade, and DFDS said ...