Danish ro-ro and ropax group DFDS has said clients are telling it to be ready to cope with increased production in the second quarter.

The company has laid up 12 of 50 ships and furloughed 2,200 staff members during the coronavirus pandemic, but its capacity may be needed more in the months ahead.

"We have a very little visibility always on forward bookings," chief executive Torben Carlsen said on a conference call, after announcing preliminary first quarter results.