Norfolkline announces launch into the coach market on the English Channel from Dover

Dover, January 15^th 2010

Norfolkline announced today that it will be offering coach travel on its Dover-Dunkirk route from April 2010.

Norfolkline (in collaboration with the Port of Dunkirk) is installing custom-built coach facilities in Dunkirk, enabling coach companies to take advantage of Norfolkline’s award-winning service onboard its three state of the art vessels.

Theresa E. Foley, UK National Sales Manager, said:

“The new investment will provide unrivalled facilities for coach operators and their customers and be unbeatable when combined with the relaxed and affordable sailing experience we have to offer on the Channel with our fleet of vessels.

Dunkirk being almost equidistant from Paris as Calais, offers coaches the perfect entry point to France and the rest of Northern Europe, with easy access to major arterial roads and with very little congestion.

We are very excited to be growing into this new sector and look forward very much to working with coach operators on both sides of The Channel”

Norfolkline have engaged the services of Ray Brunton to help with the launch and development of the new service. Ray Brunton commented:

“Coach Operators will be impressed with the efforts Norfolkline have taken to involve the trade in the development of their facilities. They are prepared to adopt a very flexible approach towards working with the trade - appreciating that both parties need to win in order to build long term profitable relationships in this sector”

Bookings and fares for coaches will be available from Mid-February 2010.

For more information contact Theresa E. Foley on tfoley@norfolkline.com or call 01304-218485.

About Norfolkline's Dover-Dunkirk ferries

Leading ferry operator Norfolkline provides an award-winning passenger ferry service on their Dover-Dunkirk route, operating up to 24 ferry crossings daily.

The company began service in March 2000 and during 2009 carried almost 3 in 10 cars (29%) through Dover. In 2008, Norfolkline carried in excess of 600,000 cars and in 2009 the figure was just short of 800,000 cars with two and a half million passengers carried.

Norfolkline operates three purpose-built vessels between Dover and Dunkirk, offering the Channel’s most relaxing sailing experience. The company is steadily building its customer base with Dunkirk becoming an increasingly popular point of entry into France.