Irish Ferries, if successful with their bully-boy tactics, will serve as a precedent for every unscrupulous employer to force down wages in a race to the bottom. |
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Ferry services from the port are operated by Brittany Ferries, Condor Ferries, and LD Lines. |
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Ferries serve both to link Orkney to the rest of Scotland, and also to link together the various islands of the Orkney archipelago. |
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This service, which takes about 12 hours, is operated by NorthLink Ferries. |
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Stena Line doubled in size in 1990 with the acquisition of Sealink British Ferries from Sea Containers Ltd. |
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Flights from North Ronaldsay Airport link the island with Kirkwall on the Orkney Mainland, as does a weekly ferry operated by Orkney Ferries. |
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Ferries link Belmont on the island to Gutcher on Yell and Oddsta on Fetlar. |
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Orkney Ferries provide daily ferry crossings to Backaland on Eday from Kirkwall. |
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Ferries crossing between here and the Continent have to negotiate their way through the constant stream of shipping crossing their path. |
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Previously, Sally Ferries UK provided a passenger and car ferry service to Dunkirk. |
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Until April 2013, Transeuropa Ferries operated a freight and car ferry between Ramsgate and Oostende. |
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Ferries cross between the two continents every day in as little as 35 minutes. |
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In 1938 Great Western and Southern Airlines took over Olley Air Service and Channel Air Ferries. |
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There are two departures an hour to Ryde Pier Head which connect with Wightlink Ferries which take passengers to Portsmouth Harbour Station. |
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Ferries sail to the Dahlak Islands and the nearby Sheikh Saeed Island, aka Green Island. |
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Starting in December, Washington State Ferries will be taking reservations for its popular San Juan Islands ferry runs from Anacortes. |
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In a more evenly matched pairing, Mersey Ferries have been drawn away to Runcorn outfit, FC Trannie. |
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Ferries also run from Uig to Tarbert on Harris and Lochmaddy on North Uist, and from Sconser to Raasay. |
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Ferries to Oban, Lochboisdale, Tiree and Eriskay are run by Caledonian MacBrayne. |
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Since 2006 the company's official name has been CalMac Ferries Ltd although it still operates as Caledonian MacBrayne. |
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On 29 May 2012, NorthLink Ferries Ltd lost the contract for provision of the Northern Isles ferry services to Serco. |
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This service was discontinued by Superfast Ferries in September 2008, but recommenced in May 2009 under new operator Norfolkline. |
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Rhyl has direct Arriva Trains Wales and Virgin Trains services to Holyhead, which give connections by Stena Line or Irish Ferries to Dublin Port. |
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Stena Line, Northern Europe's biggest ferry company, operates from the port, as do Irish Ferries. |
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Ferries from Great Britain also sail to Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Ireland. |
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In 2015, BC Ferries carried more than 8 million vehicles and 20 million passengers. |
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The largest car ferry in the world, the Irish Ferries ship MV Ulysses which can carry up to 2000 passengers, runs on the Holyhead route. |
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The main ferry terminal is at Rapness with regular sailings by Orkney Ferries to Kirkwall. |
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The service between Dunoon and Gourock in Inverclyde, operated by the Caledonian MacBrayne subsidiary Argyll Ferries is a foot passenger only service. |
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Western Ferries operate the service between Hunters Quay and McInroy's Point near Gourock and carry all types of vehicular transport and foot passengers. |
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The ferry services are run by Caledonian MacBrayne and by Western Ferries and many of the routes are lifeline services for communities living in remote areas. |
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Pioneering this class of ferries was Attica Group, when it introduced Superfast I between Greece and Italy in 1995 through its subsidiary company Superfast Ferries. |
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Ferries which have docked include the Quiberon and the Duc de Normandie. |
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There are several cargo and passenger ferries that operate on the Baltic Sea, such as Scandlines, Silja Line, Polferries, the Viking Line, Tallink, and Superfast Ferries. |
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In an interim arrangement CalMac Ferries Ltd continued to provide a subsidised service on this route, until 29 June 2011, when Argyll Ferries took over the service. |
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Ferries have run from Lymington to Yarmouth since the 19th century. |
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In 1984 Sealink UK Limited was denationalised and the operating name became Sealink British Ferries, which was subsequently bought by the Bermuda based Sea Containers Ltd. |
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Ferries often replaced these earlier fording points, and were essential where the water was too deep, such as the tidal section of the lower river. |
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Holyhead Port is a major employer, most of the jobs being linked to ferry services to the Republic of Ireland operated by Stena and Irish Ferries. |
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On 15 September 1937, Olley Air Service's subsidiary Channel Air Ferries started the first scheduled service between Land's End and St Mary's, flying de Havilland Dragons. |
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