DFDS’ electric ferry ambitions stalled by UK power shortfalls
- DFDS’s €1bn electric ferry plan for the Dover Strait hinges on port-side power investments
- Port of Dover chief Doug Bannister highlights need to quadruple electric capacity for ferry recharging
- Slow progress for UK infrastructure and regulatory uncertainty could threaten DFDS’s 2035 target
DFDS vice-president of ferry operations Catja Hjorth highlights the biggest hurdle in electrifying ferries is securing reliable and accessible shoreside power at Dover
