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DFDS Seaways France
DFDS Seaways France, trading as DFDS Seaways, and formerly known as New Channel Company A/S, is the trading name of the ferry services across the Dover Strait and English Channel operated by DFDS Seaways and formerly operated by LD Lines. History In 2012 when SeaFrance was liquidated, DFDS and LD Lines started a joint service between Dover and Calais and formed New Channel Company A/S or DFDS Seaways France by merging certain LD Lines and DFDS routes into the new company such as LD Lines Portsmouth to Le Havre and Newhaven to Dieppe services and DFDS Dover to Dunkirk services but also along with the joint Dover- Calais service. In June 2015, DFDS chartered the MyFerryLink/Eurotunnel ferries MS Rodin & MS Berlioz to enter service on 2 July 2015 when the MyFerryLink Dover-Calais ceased service. DFDS planned to keep 202 of the 600 French jobs currently employed by SCOP Seafrance, but in reaction to this decision, the French crew struck in Calais on 29 June 2015 and later occu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunkirk
Dunkirk (french: Dunkerque ; vls, label=French Flemish, Duunkerke; nl, Duinkerke(n) ; , ;) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France.Commune de Dunkerque (59183) INSEE It lies from the border. It has the third-largest French harbour. The population of the commune in 2019 was 86,279. Etymology and language use The name of Dunkirk derives from '' or ' |
MS Berlioz
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Corsica Linea
Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of the French mainland, west of the Italian Peninsula and immediately north of the Italian island of Sardinia, which is the land mass nearest to it. A single chain of mountains makes up two-thirds of the island. , it had a population of 349,465. The island is a territorial collectivity of France. The regional capital is Ajaccio. Although the region is divided into two administrative departments, Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud, their respective regional and departmental territorial collectivities were merged on 1 January 2018 to form the single territorial collectivity of Corsica. As such, Corsica enjoys a greater degree of autonomy than other French regional collectivities; for example, the Corsican Assembly is permitted to exercise limite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Dieppe Seaways
MS ''A Nepita'' is a fast ropax ferry for Corsica Linea. The ferry was refurbished in Gdańsk, Poland for her new service and was returned to her original design before her SeaFrance career and looks identical to her sisters Stena Superfast VII & VIII. Before November 2014 she operated between Dover and Calais for DFDS Seaways France and between 2008 and 2012 for SeaFrance. Concept and construction ''A Nepita'' was the last ship in a series of four identical ice classed fast ferries built by HDW for Superfast Ferries' new Baltic Sea services. She was launched on 18 November 2000, on the same date as her sisters ''Superfast VII'' and ''Superfast IX'' ''Stena Superfast X'' was delivered to her owners on 26 February 2002 and christened on the same date by Patricia Lederer, wife of the HDW project director for the Superfast ships. Service history ''Superfast X'' entered service for Superfast Ferries on 27 February 2002 on the Hanko–Rostock route. She remained on that rou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MV Étretat
''Stena Livia'' is a roll-on/roll-off (Ro/Ro) ferry operated by Stena Line on their Travemünde– Liepaja service. It was built in 2008, and originally named ''Norman Voyager''. ''Norman Voyager'' The ship was built in 2008 by Cantiere Navale Visentini, Italy for Epic Shipping Ltd. She was chartered to LD Lines in 2008 and named ''Norman Voyager''. She made her maiden voyage between Rosslare and Le Havre on 6 November 2008, when LD Lines operated a Rosslare – Le Havre service in competition with Celtic Link Ferries operating between Rosslare and Cherbourg. In 2009 she was chartered to Celtic Link Ferries to replace the ''Diplomat'', first operating between Rosslare, Cherbourg and Portsmouth, and before seitching to the Rosslare–Cherbourg route at the end of 2009. She was chartered back to LD Lines in 2011 where she was re-registered in Le Havre, and operated between Marseille and Tunis. In December 2009 she was involved in the rescue of three fishermen following the MV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Norman Voyager
''Stena Livia'' is a roll-on/roll-off (Ro/Ro) ferry operated by Stena Line on their Travemünde– Liepaja service. It was built in 2008, and originally named ''Norman Voyager''. ''Norman Voyager'' The ship was built in 2008 by Cantiere Navale Visentini, Italy for Epic Shipping Ltd. She was chartered to LD Lines in 2008 and named ''Norman Voyager''. She made her maiden voyage between Rosslare and Le Havre on 6 November 2008, when LD Lines operated a Rosslare – Le Havre service in competition with Celtic Link Ferries operating between Rosslare and Cherbourg. In 2009 she was chartered to Celtic Link Ferries to replace the ''Diplomat'', first operating between Rosslare, Cherbourg and Portsmouth, and before seitching to the Rosslare–Cherbourg route at the end of 2009. She was chartered back to LD Lines in 2011 where she was re-registered in Le Havre, and operated between Marseille and Tunis. In December 2009 she was involved in the rescue of three fishermen following the MV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
E-Flexer-class Ferry
The E-Flexer is a class of Chinese-built Ro-Pax ferries ordered by Stena RoRo for European line service. Twelve vessels of the class are on order, and upon delivery will be operated by Stena Line, Brittany Ferries, DFDS Seaways and Marine Atlantic. Stena Line are to take five vessels of the class, Brittany Ferries five (four powered by LNG, two of which will also be hybrid electric), and a single vessel each to DFDS and Marine Atlantic, of which the latter's vessel will also be hybrid electric. All of the vessels will be delivered to Stena RoRo with the Stena Line vessels transferred to that company and the Brittany Ferries, DFDS and Marine Atlantic examples long-term chartered to those operators, with an option to purchase at the end of the charter. History Following about two years of design work, Stena ordered the first four vessels of the class from Chinese shipbuilder AVIC Weihai in April 2016, with options for four more ships. Stena originally planned to utilize the fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Delft Seaways
''Delft Seaways'' is a ro-pax ferry owned and operated by DFDS Seaways. She is one of three sister ships designed for the cross-Channel route from Dover to Dunkerque, capable of making the crossing in 1 hour and 45 minutes. ''Delft Seaways'' is a Scandinavian designed ship built at the Samsung shipyards in South Korea in 2005. She sails under the flag of the United Kingdom and her port of registry is Dover. History The ship was ordered in 2003 as the second of the three Maersk ''D-Class car ferries''. delivered in 2006 and made her maiden voyage on 27 February 2006, replacing Northern Merchant which previously operated the route. She had an encounter with armed speedboats in the Gulf of Aden during the delivery voyage from Korea. ''Maersk Delft ''suffered a loss of power whilst returning to Dover following a refit at Scheldeport Dockyard, Vlissingen on 29 January 2007. The fault was blamed on a computer error, but the vessel had to be towed into Dover harbour from outside the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Dunkerque Seaways
''Dunkerque Seaways'' (previously ''Maersk Dunkerque'') is a ro-pax ferry operated by DFDS Seaways on their cross-channel route between Dover, United Kingdom and Dunkirk, France. She was delivered to Norfolkline in 2005 as ''Maersk Dunkerque''. Career Norfolkline, a subsidiary of the Danish shipping company Maersk, placed an order with Samsung Heavy Industries for three ro-pax ferries to replace older ships on the cross-channel route between Dover and Dunkirk. ''Maersk Dunkerque'' was the first of her class. She was built at the Samsung Heavy Industries yard in Geoje, South Korea. She was delivered in September 2005 and made her maiden voyage on 9 November 2005. In July 2010, following the acquisition of Norfolkline by DFDS Seaways, the ship was renamed ''Dunkerque Seaways'' and rebranded in DFDS Seaways livery. Layout and facilities Dunkerque Seaways'' has three vehicle decks; a lower deck for freight vehicles only, a deck for mixed traffic and an upper deck for passenger cars. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Dover Seaways
''Dover Seaways'' (previously ''Maersk Dover'') is a Ro-Ro passenger ferry owned by DFDS Seaways and operated between Dover and Dunkerque. The ship was built for Norfolkline and was operated as ''Maersk Dover'' from 2006 to 2010 between Dover and Dunkerque. In July 2010, DFDS Seaways purchased Norfolkline from Maersk, with the ship being renamed ''Dover Seaways'' and being rebranded in DFDS branding. Despite the takeover, ''Dover Seaways'' continued on the Dover-Dunkerque route. Accidents & Incidents 2014 Dock collision On 9 November 2014, ''Dover Seaways'' collided with a harbour wall at the Port of Dover The Port of Dover is a cross-channel ferry, cruise terminal, maritime cargo and marina facility situated in Dover, Kent, south-east England. It is the nearest English port to France, at just away, and is one of the world's busiest maritime pa ..., shortly after leaving the port at 08:00. The ship was heading to Dunkirk carrying 320 passengers. Several passengers were tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Cote D'Albatre
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Brittany Ferries
Brittany Ferries is the trading name of the French shipping company, BAI Bretagne Angleterre Irlande S.A. founded in 1973 by Alexis Gourvennec, that operates a fleet of ferries and cruiseferries between France and the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Spain, and between Spain and Ireland and the United Kingdom. History BAI (Bretagne Angleterre Irlande) S.A. was founded by Alexis Gourvennec. Working with fellow Breton farmers, Gourvennec lobbied for improvements to Brittany's infrastructure, including better roads, telephone network, education and port access. By 1972 he had successfully secured funding and work to develop a deep-water port at Roscoff. Gourvennec had no desire to run a ferry service, but existing operators showed little appetite for the opportunity. The company itself began sailings on 2 January 1973 between Roscoff in Brittany and Plymouth in the South West of England, using the freight ferry ''Kerisnel'', a former Israeli tank carrier. The company's primary aim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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