P&O Ferries says it has reacted to strong demand in the cross-Channel ferry market by bringing a sixth ship back into service on the Dover-Calais route.
The European Seaway – a 23,000 ton ship with the capacity to carry up to 120 freight vehicles – will return to the route for the peak season from the beginning of August. It is expected to make eight sailings a day.
It will supplement P&O Ferries’ existing five-ship fleet on Dover-Calais which makes up to 50 sailings a day.
“The European Seaway will give us more capacity, and better equip us to support our freight customers, at a time when cross-Channel traffic is increasing in volume. By freeing up freight space on our five other Dover-Calais ships, it will also enable us more effectively to carry tourists between Britain and France during the peak summer season,” said P&O Ferries’ Commercial Director at P&O Ferries, Janette Bell.
“The route between Dover and Calais is vital to the British and French economies, to hundreds of thousands of businesses whose supply chains depend on cross-Channel travel, and to the millions of tourists whose holidays begin on one of our ferries. We are doing everything we can to ensure that this vital sea crossing functions as efficiently as possible,” she added.
Source: Lloyd’s Loading List, 20 July 2015
