P O Ferry Hull - Tickets Ferries

Useful General P O Ferry Hull Information

You will find lots of P O Ferry Hull information and resources here at ferryireland. Ferries come in all shapes and sizes, from small cable ferries all the way up to almost cruise boat size proportions. Ferry crossings from the mainland UK to Europe are as popular as ever due to the increasing demand for European travel.

The Channel Tunnel has only served to make the ferry boat operators more competitive and real fare bargains are now regularly offered.

P&O Ferries was formed after the Stena Line sold its 40% share in P&O Stena Line in 2002. P&O Portsmouth and P&O North Sea Ferries merged into the P&O Ferries operation and managed from Dover. Prior to the P&O Stena joint venture, operations from Dover, Felixstowe, Portsmouth and Cairnryan were all conducted under the P&O European Ferries name. P&O European Ferries was the name given to the operations of Townsend Thoresen after the P&O group purchased them in 1987. Townsend Thoresen was formed in 1968 after Townsend Brothers Ferries combined forces with Thoresen Car Ferries.

Hull to Rotterdam Ferry Port Information

HULL FERRIES WITH PO FERRIES

Book a Hull Ferry to Rotterdam in Holland or Zeebrugge in Belgium. Book a Hull Ferry with P&O Ferries with whichferry.co.uk

HULL FERRY PORT INFORMATION

Take time to discover the emerging destination of Hull, where a wealth of architectural heritage blends with innovative design to create a modern, vibrant city centre full of character. From the historic Old Town with its Museum Quarter and thriving creative industries to the contemporary Princes Quay Shopping Centre floating above the waters of a former dock, Hull is a city of contrast.

Directions to Hull Ferry Port by Car

From the north & west follow either the M62 or A1079 to the A63 & Hull City Centre. Follow the signs to King George Dock & Ferries. From the south follow the A15 across the Humber bridge & then turn east along the A63 to Hull City Centre. Follow the signs to King George Dock & Ferries.

Rotterdam Ferry Port Information

Rotterdam ferry with P and O Ferries

Book a Rotterdam Europoort Ferry ticket for your ferry crossing from the port of Rotterdam Europort in Holland to the port of Hull in UK with the ferry operator P&O Ferries North Sea. Book online an Rotterdam Europoort Ferry crossing ticket with whichferry.co.uk

Rotterdam Europort Ferry Port Information

The Rotterdam port and industrial complex fulfils an important role as a hub for international goods flows and as a business location for industry and logistic services. The port and industrial complex is of great significance for the European, national and regional economies. Rotterdam is one of the most important junctions in the world when it comes to cargo traffic. Rotterdam Europoort is located on the North Sea - the busiest sea route in the world. The port of Rotterdam covers an area of 40 kilometres, from the center of the city to the North Sea.

Directions to Rotterdam Ferry port by car.

The terminal in Europoort lies approx. 37 km from the centre of Rotterdam, or about a one hour drive. On approaching Rotterdam, follow the signs for Europoort. In the Europoort area, just follow the signs Engeland and P&O Ferries. The dock number (Havennummer) of P&O Ferries is 5805.

Waterjet powered Catamarans that can carry over 350 cars and more than 1000 foot passengers are also used in the English Channel and Irish Sea crossings. Stena Line own and operate one of the largest Catamarans in the world.

Brittany Ferries is a French ferry company that operates between France, Spain, the UK and Ireland. The company was founded by Alexis Gouvernnec in January 1973. The first operations were between Roscoff in Brittany and Plymouth in the South West of England. The company was originally called BAI (Bretagne-Angleterre-Irelande).

Ferries are ideal for transporting passengers and vehicles over medium to long distances such as the type that run across the English Channel between the U.K. and Europe. The English Channel is one of the busiest ferry crossing areas in the world. The Channel Tunnel has taken some of the crossing business away from the ferries, but they are still very much in use due to the shear volume of traffic crossing between the U.K. and Europe.

Stena Line was founded by Sten Allan Olsson when he acquired Skagenlinjen in 1962 and is one of the world's largest ferry operators. Stena Line has ferry services around the UK and Scandinavia. In 1990 Stena Line doubled it's size with the acquisition of Sealink British Ferries. After a number of name changes the company is now known locally as Stena Line (UK) and operate all of Stena’s ferry services between the UK and Northern Ireland.

Cities that are surrounded by waterways such as Venice use ferries extensively as part of their public transport system. In such cases ferries are employed to do the work of bridges and tunnels as their relative capital cost is much lower. These foot passenger only ferries are sometimes called waterbuses or even water taxis.

Superfast Ferries an Attica Group company was formed in 1995 and is based in Athens, Greece, together with Blue Star Ferries. Superfast Ferries operates lines in the: Adriatic Sea: Ancona and Bari, Italy - Igoumenitsa and Patras, Greece; Baltic Sea: Rostock, Germany - Hanko, Finland; North Sea: Zeebrugge, Flanders - Rosyth, Scotland.

DFDS is a Danish shipping company that was formed in 1866 as a merger of various minor shipping companies. The company was led by the industrialist Carl Frederik Tietgen. DFDS is the largest and oldest Danish shipping company. Passenger ferry activities are operated by DFDS Seaways.

Hydrofoils have a high cruising speed and have largely taken over on some routes across the English Channel and replaced the aging hovercraft fleet.

Ferries that carry cars across a large waterway are sometimes referred to as "RORO" ferries (roll-on and roll-off) for the ease by which vehicles can board them and then leave. Roll on roll off ferries are usually quite large, conventional ferries named for the ease by which vehicles can board and leave.

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