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  Was wondering what the ITV crew was doing below my window so have just got the news through that LD Lines are axing the Norman Bridge from the Dover- Boulogne route and there will almost certainly be job losses. The ship will resurface, if thats the appropriate word, on a France -Spain route later in the year. There have been rumblings and murmurings and some doubt now that the route will survive at all.
  
  "There remains huge over capacity on the cross channel route" said Msr Santoni their Managing Director. Sad news.
  
  But of course there was over-capacity on the cross channel route before they started up...the idea initially was that they would carve a niche out for themselves on the neglected Boulogne link. They had and still have much support from the town of Boulogne itself, as I remember, who welcomed the cross channel traffic, as they would.. its very good for business. Lots of UK traffic go that way not so much coming back , other than returnees.
  
  Ive travelled with LD Lines myself on that route using the exciting Norman Arrow...took in Nausicaa with the offspring!

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