The fast ferry service due at this port is once again delayed!

In this week’s issue we report on two new fast ferry services, one in Northern Europe and one in the Arabian Gulf. It remains to be seen which one will be the first into actual operation! Since ‘Off Radar’ first started publishing we have been reporting on the proposed new cross-channel fast ferry service by UK newcomer Euroferries. Four years ago the service was to start between Dover and Calais, but there was an on-going problem sourcing a suitable vessel for the run. After many, many false dawns Euroferries disappeared off the radar, only to return at the start of this year claiming to be about to start, imminently, a new service between Ramsgate and Boulogne. It then went all quite again. Euroferries then started making noises in the spring that it had acquired a suitable vessel for the run, had a new management set up and co-operation from Canary Island’s fast ferry operator Fred Olsen. Thing’s looked promising for a service start up at the end of August. It’s now nearly the end of August, still no sign of the ferry in UK waters, no details about timetables and ticketing prices from Euroferries. Another false dawn? Surely if you are serious about stating a new fast ferry service you make sure that you have a vessel, or vessels, have berthing rights in the two ports, make a marketing strategy, a timetable, ticketing prices etc, before you tell the world about your new service. The Euroferries fiasco continues. If they do manage to start the service, will they get any business from the tourist trade in the UK and France that they are targeting, after so many failed promises. The latest news from Euroferries is that they will be introducing a second vessel on the run as soon as possible. Let’s just see the arrival of the first ship please!  Sphere: Related Content