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Ships Monthly - December 2006 News (1774 words) |
 | Shareholders include Transnautica, Portcargo, Transportes Sardao and Garland, and Searoad may make an application for funding under the European Union's Marco Polo project and are looking to expand through companies with influence in Southampton and Zeebrugge. |
| Ferry companies look to be halting the drift of passengers to low cost airlines. |
| Figures released by the Passenger Shipping Association estimate that 35 million passenger journeys will be made from British ports to Continental Europe and Ireland by the end of the year, a figure matching 2005 levels and one making more encouraging reading for the operators after a period of decline. |
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Searoad ferry (137 words) |
| The Searoad Ferry is a vehicle/passenger ferry service travelling between the heads of Port Phillip, near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. |
| The ferry service runs every hour (during the day) and makes a crossing in approximately 40 minutes. |
| The cost for travelling across the service with a car is approximately A$4545, depending on season and passengers; the alternative to drive from Queenscliff to Sorrento via the freeways and highways is approximately four hours. |
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