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Post by ferryfast admin on Mar 18, 2006 23:11:09 GMT -5
New ferry services set for Dover
BBC NEWS news.bbc.co.uk/
A fast ferry firm is planning to bring new cross Channel services to the Kent port of Dover, creating about 700 jobs.
Navmed Limited has been formed by former Hoverspeed employees, and aims to be in operation by May.
It will initially offer services to Calais and Boulogne, then to Ostend, and plans to use three ships.
It is also aiming to re-establish a ferry service from Folkestone, and says it wants to offer a first class, high quality service for passengers.
We have a local workforce that's used to working in this trade and hopefully they're going to be used to their fullest extent and capacity Paul Watkins, leader of Dover District Council
One of the backers of the company, David Rice of Shikara Holdings, said he was confident the new service would work.
"We've got the right amount of backing to make it work and therefore we need to make sure that we capitalise on everything.
"All our staff are going to be working hard to make sure that the company is a success," he said.
Navmed is in negotiations to buy the two former Hoverspeed Seacat fast ferries taken out of service last November when Hoverspeed pulled out of Dover.
Leader of Dover District Council, Paul Watkins, said as well as bringing more options for travel out of Dover, it would be a boost for competition and jobs.
"We have a local workforce that's used to working in this trade and hopefully they're going to be used to their fullest extent and capacity," he said. Story from BBC NEWS:
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