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Regie voor Maritiem Transport (RMT) was the Belgian state-owned ferry service and operated ferries on the Ostend-Dover route under the name Oostende Lines. For the last few years until its demise in February 1997, the ferries from Ostend went to Ramsgate instead of Dover in partnership with Sally Line .
MS Isle of Innisfree is a passenger and car ferry operated by Irish Ferries between Rosslare and Pembroke Dock.Originally built at Boelwerf as the Prins Filip originally sailing between Dover and Ostend, later between Ostend and Ramsgate, she has since 1997 operated for a variety of companies.
During the American Revolution Ostend became a free port. The docks were redeveloped under Dutch rule (1815 - 1830). Ferry services to Dover began in 1846, with Ostend being the hub for the Regie voor Maritiem Transport until 1997. Again at the end of the 19th century the port was redeveloped to cope with the larger ships of the period.
MS Pride of Calais was a cross-channel ferry owned and operated by P&O Ferries.She operated the Dover–Calais route between 1987 and 2012. In early 2013, under bareboat charter to Transeuropa Ferries, she served on their Ramsgate–Ostend route and was re-named MS Ostend Spirit.
MS Pride of Free Enterprise was a RORO Passenger and Freight ferry operating services between Almeria and Nador on a time-charter basis to the Spanish ferry operator Acciona Trasmediterranea. The ship was formerly called the M/F Oleander (2001–2013), P&OSL Picardy (1999–2001), Pride of Bruges (1987–1999) and Pride of Free Enterprise (1980 ...
A Sally Line ferry at Ramsgate Harbour. Previously Sally Ferries provided a service of passenger and car ferries to Dunkirk.From 1993 to 1997, Oostende Lines moved their operation from the Port of Dover to Ramsgate, before the state-owned company was closed, selling most of its assets to TransEuropa Ferries.
The ferry sailed alongside Reine Mathilde on its favoured route to Ouistreham. On 10 July 2002, she was transferred to the Plymouth - Roscoff route, replacing the Quiberon . [ 3 ] She ended her Brittany Ferries career on this route, her final sailing being on 30 September 2004.
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 ...