Ferry News Archive
Port of Dover seeing record traffic levels
Date: 01 Oct 2008 00:00 Source: Lloyds ListThe Port of Dover has announced that it has been hitting record levels of car, passenger, freight and coach traffic on its ferries following the Channel Tunnel fire.
In the week commencing September 22nd, some 58,500 tourist cars and 2,863 coaches travelled through the port, equating to more than 305,000 passengers embarking on ferry crossings, as well as nearly 54,000 freight vehicles.
Bob Goldfield, chief executive of the Port of Dover, said that the facility is "demonstrating its ability to step in and handle higher volumes at a time when the Channel Tunnel is operating at reduced capacity".
He added: "We are now moving into the annual Christmas surge of shopping excursions to the hypermarkets and continental Christmas markets.
"The port is running smoothly to keep the UK's economic supply chain unbroken and to keep leisure travel on track."
P&O Ferries, Norfolkline, SeaFrance and SpeedFerries all offer ferry crossings from Dover, to Dunkerque, Calais and Boulogne.
Their services may see a slight reduction in traffic over the coming week as services through the Channel Tunnel begin to return to full capacity.
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