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Axe falls on Hoverspeed as abolition finally hits homeAxe falls on Hoverspeed as abolition finally hits home
Lorna Strickland
15-Nov-2005
UK/FRANCE. In one of the biggest blows to the UK ferry industry since the abolition of intra-EU duty-free in 1999, shipping firm Sea Containers has wound down the operation of Hoverspeed, its cross-Channel ferry company
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The operator's final crossing took place on November 7, three days after the official announcement of Hoverspeed's fate.
Sea Containers spokesperson Steve Lawrence told DFNI: "We operated our shops at
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