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<p>Between the United Kingdom and mainland Europe, ships' routeing measures adopted
by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for navigation and safety purposes,
such as traffic separation schemes, operators and vessels are able to traverse any
area of sea, or set up longer term regular routes where suitable market demand exists.</p><p>
</p><p>Ferry routes are developed on a commercial basis by private sector operators
in order to provide services that meet wider passenger or freight demands. Government
would not ordinarily expect to be involved in such decisions, or privy to operator
business planning, and as such cannot provide formal details on ferry routes under
development.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the period following 31 December 2020 we are
aware of 5 ferry services that have been established, as set out in table 1:</p><p>
</p><p>Table 1</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Route</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Operator</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tilbury
- Calais</p></td><td><p>DfDS</p></td><td><p>June 2023</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medway
(Sheerness) - Calais</p></td><td><p>DfDS</p></td><td><p>June 2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dover
- Calais</p></td><td><p>Irish Ferries</p></td><td><p>June 2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Teesport
- Zeebrugge</p></td><td><p>CLdN</p></td><td><p>March 2023</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Teesport
- Rotterdam</p></td><td><p>CLdN</p></td><td><p>March 2023</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Table 2 details Ro-Ro (Roll on-Roll off, freight) and Passenger Ferries (Roll
on-Roll off freight and passenger) vessels with regular routes (120 times per year),
i.e. those that could be considered freight or passenger ferries, between UK and EU/EEA
countries:</p><p> </p><p>Table 2</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>EU/EEA Route
(UK port to EU/EEA port)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Destination Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Vessel
Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Ship operator</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North
Killingholme-Zeebrugge</p></td><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>Ro-Ro</p></td><td><p>CLdN
Ro-Ro SA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Purfleet-Zeebrugge</p></td><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>Ro-Ro</p></td><td><p>CLdN
Ro-Ro SA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Teesport-Zeebrugge</p></td><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>Ro-Ro</p></td><td><p>P&O
Ferries</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tilbury-Zeebrugge</p></td><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>Ro-Ro</p></td><td><p>P&O
Ferries</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Immingham-Esbjerg</p></td><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>Ro-Ro</p></td><td><p>DFDS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dover-Calais</p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>Pass.
Ferries</p></td><td><p>DFDS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dover-Calais</p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>Pass.
Ferries</p></td><td><p>Irish Ferries</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dover-Calais</p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>Pass.
Ferries</p></td><td><p>P&O Ferries</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dover-Dunkirk</p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>Pass.
Ferries</p></td><td><p>DFDS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dover-Dunkirk</p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>Pass.
Ferries</p></td><td><p>Irish Ferries</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newhaven-Dieppe</p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>Pass.
Ferries</p></td><td><p>DFDS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Plymouth-Roscoff</p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>Pass.
Ferries</p></td><td><p>Brittany Ferries</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poole Harbor-Cherbourg</p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>Pass.
Ferries</p></td><td><p>DFDS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poole Harbor-Cherbourg</p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>Pass.
Ferries</p></td><td><p>Condor Ferries</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portsmouth-Le Havre</p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>Pass.
Ferries</p></td><td><p>Brittany Ferries</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portsmouth-Ouistreham</p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>Pass.
Ferries</p></td><td><p>Brittany Ferries</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portsmouth-Ouistreham</p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>Pass.
Ferries</p></td><td><p>DFDS Seaways</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sheerness-Calais</p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>Ro-Ro</p></td><td><p>CLdN
Ro-Ro SA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sheerness-Calais</p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>Ro-Ro</p></td><td><p>DFDS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St
Helier Harbor-Saint-Malo</p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>Pass. Ferries and Ro-Ro</p></td><td><p>Condor
Ferries</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Immingham-Cuxhaven</p></td><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>Pass.
Ferries and Ro-Ro</p></td><td><p>DFDS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fishguard-Rosslare</p></td><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>Pass.
Ferries</p></td><td><p>Stena Line</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heysham-Dublin</p></td><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>Ro-Ro</p></td><td><p>DFDS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holyhead-Dublin</p></td><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>Pass.
Ferries</p></td><td><p>Irish Ferries</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holyhead-Dublin</p></td><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>Pass.
Ferries</p></td><td><p>Stena Line</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool-Dublin</p></td><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>Pass.
Ferries</p></td><td><p>P&O Ferries</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool-Dublin</p></td><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>Ro-Ro</p></td><td><p>CLdN
Ro-Ro SA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool-Dublin</p></td><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>Ro-Ro</p></td><td><p>DFDS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool-Dublin</p></td><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>Ro-Ro</p></td><td><p>Seatruck
Ferries</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pembroke Dock-Rosslare</p></td><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>Pass.
Ferries</p></td><td><p>Irish Ferries</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Felixstowe-Rotterdam</p></td><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>Ro-Ro</p></td><td><p>DFDS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harwich-Rotterdam</p></td><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>Pass.
Ferries and Ro-Ro</p></td><td><p>Stena Line</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull-Rotterdam</p></td><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>Pass.
Ferries</p></td><td><p>P&O Ferries</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Immingham-Rotterdam</p></td><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>Ro-Ro</p></td><td><p>DFDS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Immingham-Rotterdam</p></td><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>Ro-Ro</p></td><td><p>Stena
Line</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London-Vlissingen</p></td><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>Ro-Ro</p></td><td><p>CLdN
Ro-Ro SA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Killingholme-Rotterdam</p></td><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>Pass.
Ferries</p></td><td><p>Stena Line</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Killingholme-Rotterdam</p></td><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>Ro-Ro</p></td><td><p>CLdN
Ro-Ro SA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Shields-Ijmuiden</p></td><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>Pass.
Ferries</p></td><td><p>DFDS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Purfleet-Rotterdam</p></td><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>Ro-Ro</p></td><td><p>CLdN
Ro-Ro SA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Immingham-Gothenburg</p></td><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>Ro-Ro</p></td><td><p>DFDS</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Data Source: Sea by Maritech</p>
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