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The IJpleinveer (line F2), originally called the Adelaarsweg ferry or the Valkenweg ferry, from De Ruijterkade to the Meeuwenlaan in IJplein. The F2 sails every quarte hour and every 7.5 minutes during rush hour. This line was 02 until 2021. Currently the ferry departs from the jetty at the Ooster Access, near Bridge 276.
Sealink was originally the brand name for the ferry services of British Rail in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Services to France, Belgium and the Netherlands were run by Sealink UK as part of the Sealink consortium which also used ferries owned by French national railways (), the Belgian Maritime Transport Authority Regie voor Maritiem Transport/Regie des transports maritimes (RMT/RTM) and ...
This continued into 1985 with the sale of its cross-channel ferry activities to European Ferries, [1] which at the time consisted of services on the Dover–Boulogne and Portsmouth–Le Havre routes the latter having transferred from Southampton in December 1984. [2]
DFDS Seaways renewed its fleet in 2006, purchasing MS King of Scandinavia and MS Princess of Norway to replace the last ships still in service that dated from the 1970s. The company has acquired a reputation for purchasing used ships, as well as for taking over the build contracts or taking delivery of newbuilds originally ordered by other companies.
The busiest ferry route to France is the Dover to Calais crossing with approximately 9,168,000 passengers using the service in 2018. [25] Ferries from Great Britain also sail to Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Ireland.
She was replaced on the Dover-Dunkerque service in March 2006 after the newbuild Maersk Delft entered service. Following her phase-out, she was dry-docked, repainted and modified back to vanilla configuration, removing the cow-catchers, sliding doors and twin-level loading, and returning the ramps on both the bow and stern.
Deck plan onboard Maersk Delft. The D-class ferries were built by Samsung Heavy Industries and consist of three ships in the class - Dunkerque Seaways, Delft Seaways and Dover Seaways They measure 186 m (610 ft 3 in) long by 28 m (91 ft 10 in) wide with a 6.75 m (22 ft 2 in) draught, and are powered by four diesel engines connected to two propellers via gearboxes.
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.