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LD Lines Given Green Light for new Dover to Boulogne Ferry Service |  | | | 10 October 2008 | | Source: LD Lines | LD Lines has now received approval from the Dover port authority for the introduction of its new Dover to Boulogne passenger & freight service, commencing in 2009.
Sailings are scheduled to start from 1st July 2009, and the new LD Lines service will provide four return sailings per day, with a crossing time of only 1 hour 45 minutes.
LD Lines will cater for freight and passengers including coaches, cars and foot passengers. The vessel; the "Norman Spirit", which currently operates on LD Lines' Portsmouth to Le Havre service, will be replaced and is expected to be transferred to operate the new Dover to Boulogne route.
The ship has a capacity to carry 1850 passengers, 700 cars and 110 freight vehicles.
"We are delighted to have now received confirmation from the Port of Dover that our new Dover - Boulogne route has official approval and we look forward to a very positive, long-term working relationship with the Port Authority," says LD Lines' Directeur Général, Christophe Santoni.
"Our entry into the highly competitive short sea cross channel ferry business is a major development for LD Lines. We are convinced that the service will undoubtedly attract new freight and tourist customers, which will benefit both Dover and Boulogne as departure and destination ports."
In the first year of operation, LD Lines expects to carry up to 120,000 freight vehicles, 133,000 cars and 400,000 passengers.
Bob Goldfield, Chief Executive, Port of Dover said, "The Port of Dover welcomes the additional capacity at a time when it is planning a second ferry terminal to meet forecasts in traffic growth." |
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