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Hoverlloyd

Hoverlloyd operated a cross-Channel hovercraft service between Ramsgate, England, and Calais, France.

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Founded
1966
Industry
Shipping
Headquarters
Pegwell Bay, United Kingdom
Area served
English Channel
Defunct
1981
Fate
Merged with Seaspeed

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Early operations

Economics of large hovercraft operation

Merger and rationalisation

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Hoverlloyd

Nodes57
Edges56
Triples100
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.035088
Components1

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Hoverlloyd

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related to Ramsgate to Calais Route · 19
Hoverlloyd → April, British Rail, Calais, Calais Harbour, Dover, Dover Harbour, Eastern Docks, Favourable, Folkestone, Goodwin Sands, It, Least, Moreover, Pegwell Bay, Prior, Ramsgate, Ramsgate Harbour, There, This
related to background · 18
Hoverlloyd → British, Broströms Rederi AB, Calais, Channel, Dover, During, France, N1, N4, N5, Saunders-Roe, Sir Christopher Cockerell, SR, Swedish American Line, Swedish Lloyd, The, These, UK
related to Airline Industry Culture · 14
Hoverlloyd → As, British Airways, British Eagle, Captain Graham Wallin, Commercial Aircraft Licence, Crew, Foreign Going Master Mariners, Hoverspeed, Licence, London Gatwick, Moreover, Seaspeed, The, Unlike
related to Merger and rationalisation · 8
Hoverlloyd → By, Channel, Finally, Hoverlloyd's, Hoverspeed, If, October, Seaspeed
related to Sale to Broströms Rederi AB · 8
Hoverlloyd → According, Broströms Rederi AB, From, In, Robin Paine, Roger Syms, Specifically, Swedish Lloyd's
related to Competition with Seaspeed · 7
Hoverlloyd → British Rail, Calais, Channel, Dover, Hoverlloyd's, Seaspeed, The
related to Heyday of operations · 6
Hoverlloyd → By, Calais, Furthermore, Pegwell Bay Hoverport, Ramsgate, Seaspeed
related to Supply Chain · 6
Hoverlloyd → British Hovercraft Corporation, Hoverlloyd's, Sure, The, These, Thus
related to External links · 2
Hoverlloyd → Mergers Commission, Monopolies
Area served · 1
Hoverlloyd → English Channel

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hovercraft sr services company ramsgate calais seaspeed fleet operated operating operations cross-channel route british n4 n4s hoverspeed time 1980 craft

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
HoverlloydArea servedEnglish Channel1.00infobox
HoverlloydDefunct19811.00infobox
HoverlloydFateMerged with Seaspeed1.00infobox
HoverlloydFounded19661.00infobox
HoverlloydHeadquartersPegwell Bay, United Kingdom1.00infobox
HoverlloydIndustryShipping1.00infobox
HoverlloydKey peopleJ.A. Hodgson, Managing Director1.00infobox
HoverlloydNumber of employees623 (Permanent); 229 (Seasonal); 19801.00infobox
HoverlloydParent1966-1976: Swedish Lloyd and Swedish American Line (Broströms Rederi AB) 1976-1981: Broströms Rederi AB1.00infobox
HoverlloydServicesPassenger transportation1.00infobox
HoverlloydSuccessorHoverspeed1.00infobox
Hoverlloydrelated to Airline Industry CultureUnlike0.60section

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