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Tor Line
DFDS Tor Line
 
Page 2A - Freight Ferries up to 2000
 
 
 
This page is devoted to postcards of the freight ferries of Tor Line, later DFDS Tor Line. An alphabetical list of ships covered on this page is shown below. The Table beneath gives links to complete postcard history pages on the individual ships. Below the table are official postcards of the fleet in date order.
 
Tor Line was founded by Trans Oil and Rex Shipping (hence Tor) to instigate a modern passenger, car and freight service across the North Sea from Sweden to the UK and Holland. The established operators in this area were the ELS consortium (ELS = Ellerman's Wilson Line, Swedish Lloyd and Stockholms Rederi "Svea"), who were initiating vehicle ferry services at the same time, with the ships Spero, Svea and Saga. Although new, these ships were very traditional in concept, and did not have full-height, through freight decks as designed. In contrast, the two new Tor ships Tor Anglia and Tor Hollandia followed the latest Scandinavian trends, with bright colours, full-height vehicle decks and high speeds (22 knots). The marketing was aimed a new, younger clientele, and the reduced crossing times appealed to freight customers. The Tor service followed a triangular route pattern serving Immingham in the UK, Amsterdam in Holland, and Göteborg in Sweden. Additional freight-only services with dedicated ro-ro ferries were also soon introduced (although not covered on this page). Competition was fierce, and the three ELS members each dropped out of passenger services in turn, Swedish Lloyd's Tilbury-Göteborg service being the last closure in 1977, following the arrival of the much larger, and even faster, Tor Britannia and Tor Scandinavia, and transfer of the UK terminal to Felixstowe in 1976. The control of Tor Line passed to the Salens group in the late 1970s.
 
Despite the successes in winning traffic, the levels of competition kept profits low. Tor Line entered into a partnership in 1980 with Sessan Line, who also sailed out of Göteborg, in competition with Stena Line. This partnership was short-lived since Stena Line acquired Sessan. On freight services, there was a brief partnership with former rivals Swedish Lloyd to form Tor Lloyd. Negotiations began to sell one of the large passenger ships to DFDS Seaways, but instead DFDS acquired the complete Tor Line passenger operation in 1981, followed by the freight operations in 1982. The two passenger ships received DFDS Seaways livery and, for a short period, the hull logo of DFDS Tor Line. The freight ships have continued to be marketed as DFDS-Tor Line
 
 
Ships on This Page 2A:-
Balduin - 1978, 1981-1986 (charter from Fred Olsen Line)
Dana Futura - DFDS: 1995-2001
Eva Oden - 1982-1988, 1999-2000
Tor Anglia - 1987-
Tor Belgia (3) - 1999- - ex-Tor Britannia (2)
Tor Belgia (2) - 1988-1998
Tor Britannia (2) - 1992-1999 - later Tor Belgia (3)
Tor Caledonia - 1977-1982, 1985-2001
Tor Dania (1) - 1973-93 - later Tor Hollandia
Tor Dania (2) - 1992-
Tor Flandria - 1998-
Tor Futura - DFDS-TOR: 2001-
Tor Gothia - 1971-
Tor Hollandia (2) - 1973-93 - ex-Tor Dania (1)
Tor Humbria - Tor Line: 1999-
Tor Norvegia - 1999-2001
Tor Scandia - 1998-
Tor Selandia - 1999-
Tor Suecia - 1999-
 
Ships on Page 2B:-
Dana Gloria (5)- 2002-2003 (carries DFDS TOR colours, but is covered on the main DFDS passenger ferry page)
Dana Sirena (2) - 2003- (carries DFDS TOR colours, but is covered on the main DFDS passenger ferry page)
Palanga - 2004- (owned by DFDS Group company Lisco Baltic)
Tor Baltika - 2001-
Tor Magnolia - 2003-
Tor Minerva - 2001-
Tor Neringa - 2001-
Tor Petunia - 2004-
Tor Primula - 2004-
 
DFDS Pages:-
DFDS - Header Page
DFDS - Passenger Ferries Pre-1945 - to be added!
DFDS - Passenger Ferries 1945-74
DFDS - Passenger/RoRo Ferries 1974-
DFDS Tor Line - Freight Ferries - 2A - up to 2000 - this page!
DFDS Tor Line - Freight Ferries - 2B - after 2000
Tor Line - Passenger Ferries 1966-1981
Scandinavian World Cruises - DFDS Caribbean Venture
www.dfdsseaways.co.uk - DFDS Official Website
 
Associated Pages:-
Fred Olsen
Ferry Postcards
Simplon Postcards Home Page
 
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Table of Ship Histories

Name

Other names

 Built
 Tor Anglia  Sardinia Nova

 1966
 Tor Hollandia (1)  Ariadne

 1967
 Tor Britannia (1)  Prince of Scandinavia

 1976
 Tor Scandinavia  Princess of Scandinavia

 1976
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DFDS TOR Line Fleet List
 
 
 
Tor Dania (1) (DFDS Tor Line: 1973-1993)
Tor Hollandia (2) (DFDS Tor Line: 1993- )
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, 29th May 2004.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, 29th May 2004.
 
 
 
 
 
Tor Caledonia
(DFDS Tor Line: 1977-82, 1985-2001)
 
Photographic postcard of Tor Caledonia in Tor Lloyd colours on charter to the UK for Falklands Islands service.
Photo: © Mike Lennon.
 
 
Strada Gigante (ex-Tor Caledonia).
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, Dordrecht, 16th May 2004.
 
 
Strada Gigante (ex-Tor Caledonia).
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, Dordrecht, 16th May 2004.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tor Gothia
(Tor Line: 1971 - )
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, 17-01-2004, Immingham Dock.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, 17-01-2004, Immingham Dock.
 
 
 
 
 
Eva Oden (DFDS Tor Line: 1982-1988, 1999-2000)
Tor Belgia (2) (DFDS Tor Line: 1988-1998)
 
Eva Oden was built in 1979 for the Oden Lines service between Sweden and England. She was chartered to Tor Line in 1982, and rebuilt with extra capacity in 1987. In 1988 she Eva Oden renamed Tor Belgia (2). The charter ended in 1998, and she reverted to the name Eva Oden. Tor Line chartered her again from 1999-2000 under this name. In 2000 Eva Oden was chartered to Cobelfret, followed by sale in 2003.
 
 
Photograph of Eva Oden in Oden Line service.
Photo: © Cees de Bijl
 
 
Photograph of Eva Oden in Tor Line service.
Photo: © Cees de Bijl
 
 
Photograph of Tor Belgia in Tor Line service, after rebuilding.
Photo: © Cees de Bijl
 
 
Photograph of Tor Belgia in Tor Line service.
Photo: © Cees de Bijl
 
 
Photograph of Tor Belgia in Tor Line service, with DFDS funnel.
Photo: © Cees de Bijl
 
 
Photograph of Eva Oden in Cobelfret service.
Photo: © Cees de Bijl
 
 
Photograph of Eva Oden in B&N service.
Photo: © Cees de Bijl
 
 
Photograph of Eva Oden in B&N service.
Photo: © Cees de Bijl
 
 
 
 
 
Tor Anglia
(DFDS Tor Line: 1987- )
 
Tor Anglia was built as Merzario Gallia in 1977. She later served as Nordic Wasa and African Gateway, and was chartered to DFDS-TOR Line in 1987, being purcgased the following year. In 2004 she was chartered to Cobelfret for use on their Rotterdam-Purfleet route.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, June 27th 2005.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, June 27th 2005.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, June 27th 2005.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, June 27th 2005.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, June 27th 2005.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, June 27th 2005.
 
 
 
 
 
Tor Dania
(DFDS Tor Line: 1992- )
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, Terneuzen, 16-04-2004.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, Maasvlakte DFDS TOR Terminal, 18th May 2004.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, Terneuzen, 16-04-2004.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, Terneuzen, 16-04-2004.
 
 
 
 
 
Tor Britannia (DFDS Tor Line: 1992-1999)
Tor Belgia (DFDS Tor Line: 1999- )
 
Photograph as Tor Britannia.
Photo: © Cees de Bijl
 
 
Photograph as Tor Belgia.
Photo: © Cees de Bijl
 
 
Photograph as Tor Belgia.
Photo: © Cees de Bijl
 
 
Photograph as Tor Belgia.
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, 22-07-2004.
 
 
Photograph as Tor Belgia.
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, 22-07-2004.
 
Tor Belgia on Trasmediterranea charter, arriving at Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 29th June 2006
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Tor Belgia on Trasmediterranea charter, arriving at Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 29th June 2006
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Tor Belgia on Trasmediterranea charter, arriving at Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 29th June 2006
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Tor Belgia on Trasmediterranea charter, arriving at Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 29th June 2006
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Tor Belgia on Trasmediterranea charter, arriving at Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 29th June 2006
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Dana Futura (DFDS: 1995-2001)
Tor Futura (DFDS-TOR: 2001- )
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, 1st March 2006.
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Photo: © Cees de Bijl, 1st March 2006.
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Photo: © Cees de Bijl, 1st March 2006.
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Tor Selandia
(DFDS Tor Line: 1998- )
 
Photo: © Peter Therkildsen, 2003.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, Terneuzen-Gent, 13th May 2004.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl
 
 
 
 
 
Tor Flandria
(DFDS Tor Line: 1998- )
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, near Sas van Gent on the Ghent-Terneuzen Canal, 20th September 2003.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, near Sas van Gent on the Ghent-Terneuzen Canal, 20th September 2003.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, near Sas van Gent on the Ghent-Terneuzen Canal, 20th September 2003.
 
 
 
 
 
Tor Scandia
(DFDS Tor Line: 1998- )
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, Terneuzen, October 16th 2003.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, Terneuzen, October 16th 2003.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, Terneuzen, October 16th 2003.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, Terneuzen, October 16th 2003.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, Terneuzen, October 16th 2003.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, Terneuzen, October 16th 2003.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tor Humbria
(DFDS Tor Line: 1999- )
 
Tor Humbria was built as Emirates Express in 1978. She also served as Abuja Express and Fosseagle until being chartered by Finnlines as Finneagle in 1985. In 1987 she passed to Fred Olsen as the Borac for services between Norway to Immingham, Rotterdam, Zeebrugge and Hamburg. In 1999 Borac was chartered, then purchased by Tor Line as the Tor Humbria. She has since had charters to Mediterranean operators, as well as working on DFDS-Tor Line routes.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, July 25th 2004.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, July 25th 2004.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, July 25th 2004.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, July 25th 2004.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, July 25th 2004.
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, July 25th 2004.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, 20th March 2005.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, 20th March 2005.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, 20th March 2005.
 
 
 
 
 
Baldiun (Fred Olsen: 1981-1986)
Tor Norvegia (DFDS Tor Line: 1999-2001)
Tor Neringa (DFDS Tor Line: 2001- )
 
Tor Neringa was built as Fred Olsen's Balduin in 1975. She was chartered to Tor Line in 1978, and from 1981-86. She was purchased by DFDS Tor Line in 1999 and renamed Tor Norvegia. In 2001 she was renamed Tor Neringa and transferred to the Lisco Baltic Service.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, Maasvlakte DFDS TOR Terminal, 18th May 2004.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, Rotterdam, 17th March 2005.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, Rotterdam, 17th March 2005.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, Rotterdam, 17th March 2005.
 
 
 
 
 
Tor Suecia
(DFDS Tor Line: 1999- )
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, 17-01-2004, Immingham Dock.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, 17-01-2004, Immingham Dock.
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, 2004
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, 2004
 
 
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, 2004
 
 
 
 
 
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