BJSLIV Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Having closed the short-lived Poole to Spain routes at the start of the month, DFDS are now talking to the unions with a view to stopping Portsmouth - Le Havre at the end of the year.With a question mark hanging over the future of Newhaven - Dieppe it looks like Brittany Ferries will soon have the non-Dover routes all to themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Oh I so nearly kept Newhaven alive with my £62.50 ticket but I went P&O in the end for more friendly sailing times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 The reason these routes are closing is that the boats would have to have scrubbers fitted to reduce pollution levels and it is just not economical. Scrubbers come dear these days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulT Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 WB you sound very much an expert on the subject so I think we will all bow to your extensive knwledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Zoff Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Is it cheaper if they just fake it, WB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 You are asking the right chap...[6] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 OIOIOI, Norma N.New rules on pollution in (roughly) coastal waters come in at the beginning of 2015 but the shipping world has by and large kept its head firmly in the sand and hoped they would go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thibault Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 [quote user="woolybanana"]The reason these routes are closing is that the boats would have to have scrubbers fitted to reduce pollution levels and it is just not economical. Scrubbers come dear these days![/quote]On that basis, I wouldn't hold out much hope for Newhaven-Dieppe as the ferry there is the sister ship of the one currently used between Portsmouth and Le Harvre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Older ships probably won't be economical to convert.Some of the new Brittany Ferries boats will be fuelled by gas of which there is something of a glut at present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyinfrance Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Living in Brighton we have naturally been frequent users of the Newhaven-Dieppe route (not a great service but very convenient).Any thoughts on the best alternative? We don't want to go to Dover so I guess Portsmouth is the obvious choice but the road (A27) is dire.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulT Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Down the M20 straight off at junction 11a and in to the Tunnel terminal. No choppy crossings and no problems when the French blockade Calais. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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