Dart Line

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Dart Line was a British ferry operator operating from the River Thames near Dartford.

The company had several vessels named Dart:[1]

  • , operated 1997–2002
  • , operated 1996–2005
  • MS Dart 3, launched 1985, used on the Dartford–Vlissingen, Dartford–Zeebrugge and Dartford–Dunkirk routes 1997–2006
  • , operated 1997–2006
  • , operated 1996–1999
  • MS Dart 6, launched 1998, used on the Dartford–Vlissingen line and Dartford–Dunkirk in 1998–1999 and 2003
  • MS Dart 7, launched 1998, operated on the DartfordVlissingen line in 1999
  • , operated 1999–2006
  • , operated 1999–2006

They also operated other ships:

  • MS Northern Star, launched 1991, operated Dartford–Vlissingen in 2003

Dart Line was owned by Jacobs Holdings, who in 2000 announced a move of the freight and ferry services at Thames Europort, Dartford, to Shell Haven in Essex.[2] In 2006 the parent company Bidvest sold Dart Line to Cobelfret.[3][4]

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  1. ^ "Dart Line". Simplon Postcards. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Dart Line to cross the Thames in bid to release property cash". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Cobfin S.A. / Kabos Holdings UK Ltd / Dart Line Ltd / Jacobs Holdings Ltd". Competition and Markets Authority. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Cobelfret buys Dart Line". Fairplay. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
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