Ferry good numbers
Ferry operator Stena Line bucked industry trends in 2011 by carrying 4.4% more cars on its Harwich-Hook of Holland route than during the previous year.
In a year where the number of cars carried between the UK and Continental Europe remained static compared to 2010, Stena Line transported an additional 5,000 cars to the Netherlands.
The operator, which introduced two new passenger-freight Superferries on the route in May and October 2010, grew its North Sea car volumes for the fourth consecutive year, reaching a total of 105,000.
The summer was particularly strong, with the operator carrying 15,000 cars per month in July and August and 13,000 in June (2,000 more than the same month in 2010).
The biggest growth in volumes on the route was in the coach sector, where Stena Line experienced a 13.7 % year on year upsurge.
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