ABOUT THE LD LINES NETWORK

For over 100 years

LD Lines is a subsidiary of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Group, a major player in maritime transport since 1904, now with a fleet of over 60 ships operating worldwide.

 Partner of the world’s major companies

Louis Dreyfus Armateurs is active in shipping and providing “tailor made” industrial solutions.

"Tailor made" industrial solutions

Besides regular maritime transportation, Louis Dreyfus Armateurs has developed a strong capacity for innovation, offering major industrial companies “made-to-measure” solutions.
Thus, Louis Dreyfus Armateurs is the maritime partner of Airbus Industries for transporting elements of the A380 from European manufacturers to Toulouse; of Alcatel for the laying of undersea cables; of the Compagnie Générale de Géophysique for off-shore oil research; of Gaz de France for the transportation of liquid gas.

LD Lines Cross Channel ferry services operate ferries from France, to England, to Spain and to Tunisia soon. Exceptionally fast and convenient ferry services that bring you close to London and Paris respectively. All our ships are fully equipped with modern onboard facilities and are maintained to high standards, ensuring our passengers excellence in service and safety.

•  A daily return sailing from Portsmouth to Le Havre (LD Lines)
• Up to 2 return sailings daily from Newhaven to Dieppe (Transmanche Ferries)
• 3 return crossings per week from Saint-Nazaire to Gijon (LD Lines)
   

 Choose the port and the time that suits you!

Transmanche Ferries was set up by the Syndicat Mixte de Promotion de l’Activité Transmanche, in order to preserve the Dieppe-Newhaven link. In 2007, in the context of a Delegation of Public Ownership Services agreement, the running of Transmanche Ferries was handed over to Louis Dreyfus Armateurs whose LD Lines company also operates cross channel service out of Le Havre.

So Transmanche Ferries and LD Lines have now become sister companies. This arrangement not only ensures the continuing development of the Newhaven-Dieppe line but has also made it possible to increase the frequency of cross-channel sailings in the central section of the Western Channel.

LOUIS DREYFUS ARMATEURS group has announced through its subsidiary, GLD ATLANTIQUE, the opening of the first Franco-Spanish motorway of the sea, linking the ports of Nantes Saint-Nazaire and Gijón. This follows the signing of a declaration on projects for two motorways of the sea between France and Spain by Dominique BUSSEREAU, the French Minister of State responsible for Transport, and his Spanish counterpart Magdalena ALVAREZ, back in February 2009.