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TransEuropa Ferries was a freight and passenger ferry company operating between Ramsgate, Kent, UK and Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium from 1998 to 2013, with three or more ships. The company suspended operations on 18 April 2013, and on 25 April 2013 the line filed to initiate bankruptcy procedures.〔Kent Online: (Ramsgate staff told to go home as TransEuropa Ferries plunged into administration ), 26 April 2013. Visited: 3 May 2013〕 ==History== TransEuropa Shipping Lines d.o.o. (TSL) of Koper, Slovenia〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ShiipingData.com: Transeuropa Shipping Lines )〕 started a ro-ro freight ferry service between Ramsgate and Ostend on 21 November 1998 following the closure of Sally Line's services and the purchase of assets of Regie voor Maritiem Transport from the Belgian government. TSL's Belgian subsidiary TransEuropa Ferries NV was founded on 1 June 2001 to take over the cross-channel operation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Website TransEuropa Ferries - History (page offline as operations stopped on 18-4-2013 )〕 On 20 July 2004 TransEuropa started a car and passenger ferry service from Ostend to Ramsgate to supplement their existing freight service. Foot passengers were not catered for on this crossing, which typically took four to five hours.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Port of Ostend News - 'Larkspur' sets sail for her official maiden trip on the new passenger service Oostende-Ramsgate )〕 Between 2010 and 2011 TransEuropa Ferries operated a joint service on the route with LD Lines. The company operated via a direct sales channel, declining to sell through travel agents. On 18 April 2013 the company stopped sailing and on 25 April is filed for bankruptcy〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Transeuropa Ferries」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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