LR said the owner would be transferring another eight vessels to its class to “help further support the DFDS Seaways operational activities."

DFDS has also used DNV, ABS and Rina in addition to LR. A “few exceptions” will continue with other classification societies.

LR's ship emergency response programme (SERS) has also been contracted fleet-wide to provide "damage stability and crisis support."

DFDS vice president Kasper Moos said the fleet had been growing because of recent acquisitions, and this meant that "by coincidence we have our ships registered in various classification societies."

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