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Direct Ferries is a UK based ferry travel aggregator service that provides bookings for ferry crossings across the globe. Its main crossings include mainland Europe, such as the France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy and Germany; North Africa, such as Morocco and Algeria; Asia, such as China, Russia, Cambodia and Hong Kong; and the Americas, such as the United States, Canada, Peru and ...
Brittany Ferries (UK to France, Spain and Ireland) Brownsea Island Ferries Ltd (Poole Harbour) Caledonian MacBrayne ; Caremar (Italy) Color Line (Norway to Denmark, Germany and Sweden) Condor Ferries (Channel Islands, UK) Corsica Ferries-Sardinia Ferries (Italy and France to Corsica and Sardinia) Destination Gotland (Swedish mainland to Gotland)
HSC Villum Clausen On the way from the shipyard of Austal in Australia to Rønne in Denmark the ferry had a top speed of 47.7 knots and an average of 43.4 knots, and on February 16 and 17, 2000 it had reached 1,063 sea miles within 24 hours, thereby setting the world record which was then written in the Guinness Book of Records.
Irish Ferries route map. Since June 2021, Dover-Calais has also been operated. Irish Ferries is an Irish ferry and transport company that operates passenger and freight services on routes between Ireland, Britain and Continental Europe, including Dublin Port–Holyhead; Rosslare Europort to Pembroke as well as Dublin Port-Cherbourg in France.
European Ferries Group plc was a company that operated in passenger and freight ferries, harbour operation and property management in the United Kingdom and the United States. It was taken over by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company and renamed P&O European Ferries in 1987.
Ferries form a part of the public transport systems of many waterside cities and islands, allowing direct transit between points at a capital cost much lower than bridges or tunnels. Ship connections of much larger distances (such as over long distances in water bodies like the Baltic Sea) may also be called ferry services, and many carry vehicles.
There are four ferries each of 16 coach capacity capable of making three trips per day. [19] Other sources describe the ferries' capacity as 450 tons (9 to 14 railcars). [20] Tekirdağ-Derince Ferry: The ferry service had started at the end of 2013 connecting Europe to Asia by rail. [17]
The largest ferries of Europe Ship Length GT Passengers Speed Built Builder Company Registry Normal route(s) Notes Color Magic: 223.70 m (733.9 ft) 75,156 2,812 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) 2007 Aker Finnyards Turku Shipyard / Rauma shipyard, Finland: Color Line Norway: Oslo - Kiel Largest ferry in the world in terms of gross tonnage. Color Fantasy