LD Lines was a French shipping company, with both roro freight and passenger ferry operations. It was a subsidiary of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs, which engages in building, owning, operating, and managin
Norman Voyager at Rosslare
The Port of Dover is a cross-channel ferry, cruise terminal, maritime cargo and marina facility situated in Dover, Kent, south-east England. It is the nearest English port to France, at just 34 kilome
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…Portsmouth–Le Havre sailing taking place overnight. This utilised one vessel, the MS Norman Spirit, which is ironically a former P&O vessel (used on its Dover–Calais route until May 2005). In 2008 the Norman Voyager was introduced on the route, she was withdrawn in September 2009 and chartered to Celtic Link…
The Port of Dover pictured in 2014, with the Eastern Docks in the foreground and the Western Docks in the distance
Henry VIII embarking at the Port of Dover in 1520. Royal Collection, Hampton Court.
The Wounded at Dover, 1918 by John Lavery. From the collections of the Imperial War Museum
Dover harbour panorama photographed in 2012 from the Western Heights. On the left of the panorama, Dover Castle and the Eastern Docks. The Southern Breakwater is in the centre of the image. Right, the Western Docks prior to development of new cargo and marina facilities.