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I Townsend Thoresen has impleted the first stage of a .5 million plan to double the eight carrying capacity of two its roll-on:roll-off ferries ierating between
wtsmouth and Le Havre. The first ship to be reted, the Viking Venturer renied to service last week. new bow and a new vehicle ick has been fitted to the lip to accommodate up to 60 rries on each crossing. Townsend Thoresen hopes .e extra capacity will help eight customers, especially iring the peak holiday
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The passenger accommodaxi on the ship has been ised 5ni to accommodate the (tra vehicle deck. The ship ill has the capacity to take up to 1,300 passengers and 370 cars.
Viking Venturer will operate between Portsmouth and Le Havre and Portsmouth and Cherbourg during the next few weeks, using only its original vehicle carrying capacity.
This is because the two-tier embarkation equipment due to be installed at Portsmouth will not be ready until the middle of June.
LI 'I'he long running dispute at Felixstowe, involving Townsend Thoresen seamen appears to be over. Management and unions have agreed upon a disputes procedure for future disagreements in the hope that further disruption of services can be avoided.