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DFDS announces the next cessation of the service ro-pax the Havre - Portsmouth
the decision to close the connection is due to the continuous economic losses generated by the line
September 16, 2014
DFDS has announced to have under way negotiations with the French unions in sight of the cessation within the end of 2014 of own marine service of line for rotabili and passengers whom the French port of the Havre connects with that British one of Portsmouth. The Danish shipowning group has explained that the decision to close the connection is due to the continuous losses generated from the service, from the inefficiency of the measures already assumed in order to improve the economic performances let alone in sight of the effectiveness next 1° January of the new limits of sulfur tenor in fuel to marine use.
DFDS has announced that last year on the route the Havre - Portsmouth is transported 185 thousand passengers and 480 thousand linear meters of goods and that the service has produced to revenues for 165 million Danish crowns (22 million euros). Currently the service is operated with a ship ro-pax rental that will be given back to the owner in the end of this year.
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