Ferry News Archive
Talks under way to save Portsmouth Bilbao Ferries
Date: 27 Sep 2010 10:50 Source: Portsmouth.co.ukThere is hope that a new company may come forward to run the doomed Portsmouth Bilbao ferry route.
The route, which had been served by P&O Ferries Pride of Bilbao ferry for 17 years had its final sailing form the UK on Saturday.
The ship's final crossing from England to Spain was twice as busy as usual, as hundreds more passengers joined it for its last voyage.
But the head of the port has told The News that other ferry firms are already eyeing the chance to step in to fill P&O's shoes.
Port manager Martin Putman said: 'Obviously we'd like to see more customers.
'Usually when one ferry company gives up, another one says they want to try it.
'We've had quite a bit of interest in the Bilbao ferry route, and we'll see how that develops.
'I can't give you any names because it's confidential.
'But we have more than one person interested in it.'
But he added: 'There's a big gulf between people looking at something, and someone coming along and doing it.'
The news comes as the port prepares to welcome a VIP next week.
Lord Sterling will visit the port on Thursday next week to assess progress on the new multi-million-pound passenger terminal, which is now taking shape.
Jeffrey Sterling is former head of P&O and current chairman of the All Leisure Group, which recently signed a deal to bring at least 10 cruise ship stops to Portsmouth each year, starting in 2011.
Alternative Ferries to Spain are run by Brittany Ferries sailing from Portsmouth to Santander and from Plymouth to Santander.
A new service was alaso recently launched between Western France (St Nazaire ferry port) and Northern Spain (Gijon ferry port) by LD Lines.
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