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| New ferry service launches early | New ferry service launches early |
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| Up to 100 jobs are being created with the launch of two new ferry services from the Kent port of Dover. | Up to 100 jobs are being created with the launch of two new ferry services from the Kent port of Dover. |
| Ferry operator LD Lines launched its service from Dover to Boulogne four months ahead of schedule on Thursday, along with a new route to Dieppe. | Ferry operator LD Lines launched its service from Dover to Boulogne four months ahead of schedule on Thursday, along with a new route to Dieppe. |
| The Boulogne route was previously run by SpeedFerries, which went out of business last November. | The Boulogne route was previously run by SpeedFerries, which went out of business last November. |
| LD Lines said another 100 jobs were being created in the French port, and a second ferry added from 1 July. | LD Lines said another 100 jobs were being created in the French port, and a second ferry added from 1 July. |
| The introduction of the second ship will increase the number of daily return sailings to Boulogne from two to six, with a crossing time of one hour and 45 minutes. | The introduction of the second ship will increase the number of daily return sailings to Boulogne from two to six, with a crossing time of one hour and 45 minutes. |
| 'Choice and flexibility' | 'Choice and flexibility' |
| The route serving Dieppe, which will run as a round-trip each evening, is a first for the Kent port, and will have a crossing time of four hours and 15 minutes. | The route serving Dieppe, which will run as a round-trip each evening, is a first for the Kent port, and will have a crossing time of four hours and 15 minutes. |
| The ferry operator said the two new routes would offer "further choice and flexibility" to haulage companies aiming to control costs and manage deliveries. | The ferry operator said the two new routes would offer "further choice and flexibility" to haulage companies aiming to control costs and manage deliveries. |
| "We know from our own research that one of the real benefits of a ferry crossing to a haulier is the break it gives the driver," said Bob Goldfield, chief executive of the Port of Dover. | "We know from our own research that one of the real benefits of a ferry crossing to a haulier is the break it gives the driver," said Bob Goldfield, chief executive of the Port of Dover. |
| "The Dover-Dieppe route also avoids an extra 250km of driving for those travelling to and from the west and south of France and beyond. | "The Dover-Dieppe route also avoids an extra 250km of driving for those travelling to and from the west and south of France and beyond. |
| "The same applies to tourists, who will now be able to choose to cut out road miles to their holiday destinations - and get the chance to walk around, eat a meal and take a break while on board." | "The same applies to tourists, who will now be able to choose to cut out road miles to their holiday destinations - and get the chance to walk around, eat a meal and take a break while on board." |
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| LD Lines aims to carry 600,000 passengers and 150,000 lorries in its first year |