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Positive looking future for Newhaven-Dieppe
The future of the Transmanche Ferries line between Newhaven and Dieppe is looking positive. The comments were made by Christophe Santoni, director of the company, at a special ceremony last week to toast the opening of a new travel shop in the French town. The new modern facility boasts a lounge area with comfortable seats and a wide range of wines, fragrances, cards and other items ideal for shoppers to snap up.
Last Thursday's event was also attended by Pierre Gehanne, CEO of Transmanche Ferries, and a number of other key figures. A champagne reception was followed by the chance to view the latest addition to the company. Christophe said, "Most of the people here worked for the previous line operators such as SeaFrance. "One of the people here who was working for Hoverspeed said they had a shop and claimed that the shop business was accounting for a huge amount of Hoverspeed business and was providing an additional service for customers."
The bustling and pretty town of Dieppe also has a vast range of shops where visitors can purchase fresh meats, cheese and other goodies. The new travel shop at the port is one of many changes that have recently taken place to help boost customers' experience. Changes have also taken place to modernise the port and terminal building at Newhaven. The passenger terminal has been refitted with two check-in desks and The Haven Cafe recently opened its doors to customers. The company has also benefited from two new ships and hopes to expand the frequency of its services from Newhavento Dieppe and Le Havre.
The link between Dieppe and the south of England is a significant historic one that spans 900 years and Transmanche Ferries was established by Seine Maritime Council in 1999 to preserve this. Christophe said the first priority was to bring reliability to the service and added that the biggest project for the company is the reconstruction of the port of Newhaven.
Other projects taking place in the English town include building work by Oakdene Homes. The Cape is among one of the first parts of the redevelopment of Newhaven Marina. There are four buildings offereing one, two and three-bedroom apartments. In total 600 new homes are planned along the water's edge, and when completed there are also plans for restaurants, shops and numerous sporting facilities. Christophe said, "Dieppe is one of the oldest lines with England. "We have a lot of restaurants and without tourists from England the town of Dieppe would have big, big problems. Tourism is the main employment and business of the area. "We have had three crossings a day to Dieppe since January and that has so far generated an increase in volume. "We feel there is still some potential. I think we have a good future for this line."
Last Thursday's event was also attended by Pierre Gehanne, CEO of Transmanche Ferries, and a number of other key figures. A champagne reception was followed by the chance to view the latest addition to the company. Christophe said, "Most of the people here worked for the previous line operators such as SeaFrance. "One of the people here who was working for Hoverspeed said they had a shop and claimed that the shop business was accounting for a huge amount of Hoverspeed business and was providing an additional service for customers."
The bustling and pretty town of Dieppe also has a vast range of shops where visitors can purchase fresh meats, cheese and other goodies. The new travel shop at the port is one of many changes that have recently taken place to help boost customers' experience. Changes have also taken place to modernise the port and terminal building at Newhaven. The passenger terminal has been refitted with two check-in desks and The Haven Cafe recently opened its doors to customers. The company has also benefited from two new ships and hopes to expand the frequency of its services from Newhavento Dieppe and Le Havre.
The link between Dieppe and the south of England is a significant historic one that spans 900 years and Transmanche Ferries was established by Seine Maritime Council in 1999 to preserve this. Christophe said the first priority was to bring reliability to the service and added that the biggest project for the company is the reconstruction of the port of Newhaven.
Other projects taking place in the English town include building work by Oakdene Homes. The Cape is among one of the first parts of the redevelopment of Newhaven Marina. There are four buildings offereing one, two and three-bedroom apartments. In total 600 new homes are planned along the water's edge, and when completed there are also plans for restaurants, shops and numerous sporting facilities. Christophe said, "Dieppe is one of the oldest lines with England. "We have a lot of restaurants and without tourists from England the town of Dieppe would have big, big problems. Tourism is the main employment and business of the area. "We have had three crossings a day to Dieppe since January and that has so far generated an increase in volume. "We feel there is still some potential. I think we have a good future for this line."
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