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The shortest route between Glasgow and Belfast is the route used by the existing ferry service, that via Portpatrick/Stranraer (about 150 km (93 mi) from Glasgow) and Larne (about 35 km (22 mi) from Belfast), a coast-to-coast distance of 45 kilometres (28 mi). [18]
Irish Ferries' flagship, Ulysses, is currently the largest ROPAX ferry operating on the Irish Sea and when launched in 2001 was the world's largest car ferry in terms of car-carrying capacity. Other ships in the fleet include W.B. Yeats , Isle of Inishmore , Isle of Innisfree , Isle of Inisheer and the fast ferry Dublin Swift (preceded by HSC ...
The sea has been a significant trade and communications barrier between the two islands for centuries as there is no fixed crossing across it. In 2013, 7.6 megatons of trade was handled between British and Irish ports, and ferry crossings remain the most important link for heavy goods vehicles .
Kombat (the place of the giraffe [citation needed]) is a mine and its associated settlement at the southern margin of the Otavi Mountain Range in northern Namibia. It is situated 37 kilometres (23 mi) East of Otavi on the B8 to Grootfontein. [1] Kombat at its peak had over 1,000 inhabitants.
Located in the North Atlantic halfway between Iceland and Scotland, the volcanic islands’ unspoiled scenery wows visitors. The two latest subsea tunnels are statement makers, too.
Hovertravel is a ferry company operating from Southsea, Portsmouth to Ryde, Isle of Wight, UK. It is the largest passenger hovercraft company currently operating in the world since the demise of Hoverspeed. Hovertravel is now the world's oldest hovercraft operator, [1] and this service is believed to be unique in western Europe. [2]
The ship, built in St Monans, Fife, has been in service since 1986 and is operated by the Shetland Islands Council.. MV Good Shepherd IV passing Sumburgh Head.. The previous ferry on this route, Good Shepherd III, was a former inshore trawler, owned by the islanders since 1972.
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.