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| Founded | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Defunct | 2014 |
| Fate | Partly sold to DFDS Seaways and partly shut down |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | English Channel Bay of Biscay |
Key people | Pierre Gehanne, Chairman |
| Services | Passenger transportation Freight transportation |
| Parent | Louis Dreyfus Armateurs |
| Divisions | New Channel Company A/S |
| Website | www.ldlines.com |
LD Lines was a French shipping company, with both roro freight and passenger ferry operations. It was a subsidiary of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA), which engages in building, owning, operating, and managing vessels.[1] LD Lines operated ferry routes on the English Channel, the Bay of Biscay and the Mediterranean Sea.
In 2013, part of LD Lines was spun off and merged with the English Channel operations of DFDS Seaways to form DFDS Seaways France. In September 2014, the Poole-Gijon/Santander route closed and the Norman Asturias was immediately laid up off the coast of Saint Nazaire. In mid-September 2014, the Saint Nazaire-Gijon route was suspended and the Norman Asturias was sent to Algeciras and the Norman Atlantic to Messina.