LD Lines to order new high-speed ferry after ‘Norman Arrow’

The Managing Director of French ferry operator LD Lines said that the company was considering building a second high-speed passenger ferry, following the introduction of the ‘Norman Arrow’ to the Dover-Boulogne service. Chris Santoni told the International Freighting Weekly (IFW) that LD Lines would consider building a bigger ship with a different engine to improve on the ‘Norman Arrow’. He said that passengers had given the vessel a good reception as the vessel was capable of crossing the Channel half an hour faster than ferry services offered by competing companies.