Who owns DFDS?
DFDS is owned by DFDS A/S (Denmark, CPH: DFDS).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: DFDS Annual Report 2025, DFDS A/S, 19 February 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- DFDS A/S reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇰 Denmark, Copenhagen
- Origin
- 🇩🇰 Denmark, Copenhagen
- Founded
- 1866
- Category
- Travel & transport › Ferries
- Parent ticker
- CPH: DFDS
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About DFDS
DFDS is the ferry and logistics operator of DFDS A/S, whose 2025 annual report dates the company to 1866 and gives its address as Marmorvej 18, Copenhagen. The report lists ferry fleets in the North Sea, Mediterranean, English Channel, Baltic Sea and Strait of Gibraltar, with passenger ferries on routes such as Channel and Jersey services.
Ownership timeline of DFDS
Where DFDS sits in DFDS
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands in ferries, and who owns them
The 33 brands in ferries on Brandtree belong to 31 owners. The largest is Attica Group, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Star Ferries | Attica Group | 🇬🇷 Greece |
| 2GO Travel | 2GO | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| BC Ferries | BC Ferries | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Brittany Ferries | Brittany Ferries | 🇫🇷 France |
| Chu Kong Passenger Transport | Chu Kong Shipping | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| La Méridionale | CMA CGM | 🇫🇷 France |
| Color Line | Color Line | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| CTN | CTN | 🇹🇳 Tunisia |
About the owner: DFDS
DFDS is a publicly listed company headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, founded in 1866. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control, and it is listed as CPH: DFDS.
DFDS is a Copenhagen-based ferry and logistics group whose 2025 annual report says the company has been moving goods and people since 1866 and that its share is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen. The report shows Lauritzen Fonden Holding as the largest shareholder with 41.6 per cent at year-end 2025, ahead of institutional shareholders with 33.3 per cent. It reports ferry networks in the North Sea, Mediterranean, English Channel, Baltic Sea and Strait of Gibraltar.
🇩🇰 DFDS and other Danish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 100 brands that began in Denmark. 25 of them (25%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; DFDS is not one of them.
- BroBizz — Sund & Bælt 🇩🇰
- Cadeler — Cadeler 🇩🇰
- DSV — DSV 🇩🇰
- GreenMobility — GreenMobility 🇩🇰
- Maersk — Maersk 🇩🇰
- Maersk Tankers — Maersk Tankers 🇩🇰
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of DFDS?
The parent company of DFDS is DFDS A/S, a publicly listed company headquartered in Denmark.
Is DFDS Danish?
Yes. DFDS originated in Denmark in 1866 and its owner, DFDS A/S, is also headquartered in Denmark.
Is DFDS still owned by DFDS A/S?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, DFDS is still owned by DFDS A/S. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] DFDS Annual Report 2025 — DFDS A/S, Annual report, published 19 February 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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