undee ro/ro ferry starts
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1E LONG-PROMISED indee-Rotterdam ro/ro Ight ferry filially got under y on Monday when Dun Ferries' first ship Angus off on the 32 hour voyage the Quick Despatch berth central Rotterdam.
Me Spanish-registered ship ; space for 62 12m trailers, cabin accommodation for lit drivers.
Andrew Park, managing ector of Dundee Ferries, d that a regular link beeen Scotland and Continen Europe would have a substantial effect on the economy of Dundee, as well as Scotland as a whole.
He expected to see Dundee becoming the main port of exit for traditional Scottish exports.
Initially the line will operate two round trips a week, but this will be doubled when a second ship, Dundee, joins the service in September.
OPicture above: A piper helps give the Angus an appropriate send-off.