Ferry service drops to two crossings a week (From Harwich and Manningtree Standard)
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Harwich: Ferry service drops to two crossings a week
7:30am Thursday 8th November 2012 in News By Helen Barnett
A FERRY operator will reduce its crossings to Denmark this month in a bid to stay afloat.
DFDS Seaways, which travels from Harwich to Esbjerg, Denmark, will reduce its crossings from four to two a week starting this month.
The reduction could continue throughout Winter into February, apart from a boost in crossings around the Christmas period.
The operator said it normally decreases to three crossings a week in November, but fuel prices were forcing it to make efficiency savings.
Figures show there has been a surge in passengers travelling on all ships to Harwich International Port from 90,000 in 2011 to 100,000 this year.
But a DFDS spokesman said it wanted to make sure the route was sustainable and profitable and that the boats were full to survive a difficult year.
