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The Rotterdam Terminal (on the site of the 1993 River Terminal 1), was built at a cost of £14.3 million to serve the P&O North Sea Ferries' new ships, the Pride of Rotterdam and Pride of Hull, used on the Hull-Rotterdam route.
P&O originally established ferry services in the late 1960s in the North Sea between Hull and Rotterdam and the English Channel between Southampton and Le Havre. In the late 1970s P&O was affected by a reduction in traditional shipping activities which saw the sale of a number of its businesses and assets.
The newly renamed Pride of Hull was launched on 11 April 2001, [3] finally being delivered to P&O Ferries on 16 November 2001. [3] She was christened by Cherie Blair [ 3 ] in Hull on 30 November 2001, [ 3 ] entering service on 2 December 2001. [ 3 ]
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It operated from 1965 until 1996, when it was merged into P&O Operations (P&O North Sea Ferries), [2] it had routes from Hull to Rotterdam (Europort) and Zeebrugge. P&O North Sea Ferries was then merged with P&O Ferries in 2003. [3] In 1987, the Princess Margaret Ferry Terminal was built under the operation of North Sea Ferries.
Pride of Rotterdam was officially handed over to P&O North Sea Ferries on 12 April 2001 in Venice, Italy. [4] She was christened on 27 April 2001 by Queen Beatrix and entered service on 30 April 2001 on the Hull - Rotterdam route. [2] Pride of Rotterdam is owned by Hampton Shipping BV, managed by P&O North Sea Ferries and classed by Lloyd's ...
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P&O operates ferries under the brand P&O Ferries with operations in the following areas: In the English Channel between Dover and Calais, In the North Sea principly between Hull and Rotterdam with additional freight services also serving Tilbury, Teesport and Zeebrugge, and; On the Irish Sea between Cairnryan and Larne.