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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.
Recent archaeology indicates that Dover's history as a port and trading gateway dates back at least as far as the Stone and Bronze ages. Known as Dubris during the Roman occupation of Britain, [4] the port has always enjoyed a significant strategic position due to its proximity to continental Europe and as the location of the sheltered River Dour estuary between two imposing chalk cliffs.
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 ...
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.
In 1994 she was transferred to the Ostend Ramsgate route. [2] In 1998 she was bought by Denval Marine Consultants and renamed Eurovoyager. [3] She was chartered to Sally Line in the same year, but was only used for a few months as in November of the same year she was transferred to Transeuropa Ferries for use on their Ostend Ramsgate route. [4]
The popularity of riding the historic ship that weekend led Poulsbo organizers to invest in a similar service, and on February 10 passengers will be able to ride the Carlisle II between Bremerton ...
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.