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| Industry | Shipping |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1966 |
| Defunct | 2010 |
| Fate | Integrated into DFDS Seaways |
| Headquarters | Copenhagen, Denmark (As DFDS Tor Line) Gothenburg, Sweden (As Tor Line) |
Area served | North Sea Baltic Sea |
| Services | Freight transportation |
| Parent | DFDS A/S |
| Website | www.dfds.com |
The Tor Line was a freight shipping company. Together with its subsidiaries, the Tor Line operated a fleet of approximately 65 ro-ro, ro-pax and lo-lo ships, primarily on the North and Baltic Seas.[1] It was ultimately purchased by Denmark-based DFDS, which renamed it DFDS Tor Line, and it operated as a freight-carrying division of DFDS along with DFDS Lisco, DFDS Lys Line and DFDS Container Line before retiring the brand.
Tor Line was founded as a joint venture between the Swedish Trans Oil Shipping and Rex Shipping to operate car-passenger ferries between Sweden, England and the Netherlands. The company name was an abbreviation of the founding companies' names, Trains Oil and Rex Line.[2] Tor Line begun passenger operations in 1966 and freight operations in 1969.[3][4] In 1980 Tor Line formed a brief joint venture for passenger services, Sessan Tor Line, with Sessan Line. A similar joint venture was formed for freight services with Swedish Lloyd.[5] Both proved short-lived: Stena Line acquired Sessan Line in 1981,[2] and during the same year Tor Line passenger services were sold to DFDS. A year later DFDS also acquired Tor Line's freight services.[5] Initially both divisions were marketed as DFDS Tor Line, but the passenger ferries were later moved under the DFDS brand.[6]
- ^ "This is DFDS Tor Line". DFDS Tor Line. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ a b "Tor Line". Kommandobryggan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ Asklander, Micke. "Tor Line". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ Asklander, Micke. "Tor Roro". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ a b Boyle, Ian. "Tor Line Page 1 – Passenger Ferries 1966–1981". Simplon Postcards. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ Boyle, Ian. "DFDS Tor Line Page 2A – Freight Ferries up to 2000". Simplon Postcards. Retrieved 2009-03-04.