Port of Dover - Kent, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Dragontree
N 51° 07.826 E 001° 19.995
31U E 383376 N 5665650
The Port of Dover is one of the busiest in the United Kingdom and links to the busiest shipping lane in the world. From this viewpoint the Port can be seen clearly from above.
Waymark Code: WMECHD
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/07/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
Views: 26
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Ferries can be seen in the Port and freight lorries queue to embark. The harbour wall encompasses the Port and the roads snake round to the bays where the traffic waits.

Wikipedia describes the port of Dover:visit link

'The Dover Harbour Board is the responsible authority for the running of the Port of Dover. The English Channel, here at its narrowest point in the Straits of Dover, is the busiest shipping lane in the world. Ferries crossing between here and the Continent have to negotiate their way through the constant stream of shipping crossing their path. The Dover Strait Traffic Separation Scheme allots ships separate lanes when passing through the Strait. The Scheme is controlled by the Channel Navigation Information Service based at Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre Dover. MRCC Dover is also charged with co-ordination of civil maritime search and rescue within these waters.

The Port of Dover is also used by cruise ship passengers, and the old Dover Marine railway station building, together with a newly built one, cater for those passengers.

The ferry lines using the port are (number of daily sailings in parentheses):

to Calais: P&O Ferries (25)
to Dunkerque: DFDS Seaways (11).

These services have been cut in recent years:

P&O Ferries sailings to Boulogne (5 daily) were withdrawn in 1993 and Zeebrugge (4 daily) in 2002.
SNCF withdrew their three train ferry sailings on the opening of the Channel Tunnel.
Regie voor Maritiem Transport moved their Ostend service of three sailings daily to Ramsgate in 1994; the route now operates as TransEuropa Ferries.
Stena Line merged their 20 Calais sailings into the current P&O operation in 1998.
Hoverspeed ceased operations in 2005 and withdrew their 8 daily sailings.
SpeedFerries ceased operations in 2008 and withdrew their 5 daily sailings.
LD Lines ceased the Dover-Dieppe service on 29 June 2009 and Dover-Boulogne 5 September 2010.

The Dover lifeboat is a Severn class lifeboat based in the Western Docks.'

Describe - Highway or Road number: Cliff Road

Closest town or city: Dover

Number of parking spots available: 20

Name if a website describes this location.: [Web Link]

Winter View: yes

Summer View: yes

Year around access ?: yes

Comfort station on site: yes

Is a photo of an "Information Sign"included?: No
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