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LD Lines

LD Lines was a French shipping company, with both roro freight and passenger ferry operations. It was a subsidiary of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA), which engages in building, owning, operating, and managing vessels. LD Lines operated ferry routes on the English Channel, the Bay of Biscay and the Mediterranean Sea.

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Founded
2005
Headquarters
Suresnes, France
Area served
English Channel Bay of Biscay
Defunct
2014
Divisions
New Channel Company
Fate
Partly sold to DFDS Seaways and partly shut down

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LD Lines

Nodes50
Edges49
Triples188
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.04
Components1

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LD Lines

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related to Dover–Boulogne · 29
LD Lines → Albâtre, Because, Boulogne, Boulogne Chamber, Commerce, Côte, Dieppe, Dover, English Channel, February, For, In January, Incat, Irish-based MGC Chartering, It, July, June, Le Havre, Norman Arrow, Norman Bridge
related to Dieppe–Newhaven · 26
LD Lines → After, Albatre, April, August, Because, Cote, Currently, December, DFDS Seaways, DFDS Seaways France, Dieppe, For, French, Hoverspeed, However, In, Le Havre, May, MS Seven Sisters, Newhaven
related to Le Havre–Portsmouth · 25
LD Lines → Albatre, Boulogne, Calais, Celtic Link Ferries, Cherbourg, Cote, Dover, England, Ferries, France, In, In November, Initially, LD Lines' English Channel, Le Havre, May, MS Norman Spirit, Norman Spirit, Norman Voyager, October
related to Fate · 18
LD Lines → Biscay, DFDS, DFDS Seaways Dover-Dunkirk, DFDS Seaways France, Dover-Calais, During, English Channel, France, Gijón, In March, Ireland, LD Lines Portsmouth-Le Havre, LD Lines Saint-Nazaire, LDA, Louis Dreyfus Armateurs, Newhaven-Dieppe, Tunisia, UK
related to Past ships · 17
LD Lines → April, Barfleur, Brittany Ferries, Calais, DFDS Seaways, Dover, Maine, March, MS Deal Seaways, Norman Leader, Nova Scotia, Nova Star, Portland, The, The French, The Leader, Yarmouth
related to Dover–Calais · 16
LD Lines → Barfleur, Brittany Ferries, Calais, Calais Seaways, DFDS, DFDS Seaways, DFDS Seaways France, Dieppe Seaways, Dover, February, Innisfree, Isle, Norman Spirit, SeaFrance, The, The Dover-Calais
related to Saint-Nazaire–Gijón · 15
LD Lines → Baltic Amber, European Union, Following, Gijón, Motorways, Norman Asturias, Norman Atlantic, Norman Bridge, Poole-Santander, Saint-Nazaire, Scintu, Sea, September, Such, This
related to Le Havre–Rosslare · 12
LD Lines → Celtic Link, Citroen, Fridays, In November, Ireland, Le Havre, Norman Voyager, Republic, Rosslare, Saturdays, The, The Norman Voyager
related to Poole-Santander · 11
LD Lines → Brittany Ferries, England, Norman Asturias, November, On, Poole, Santander, September, Spain, The, This
related to Ramsgate–Ostend · 8
LD Lines → In March, LD, March, MV Larkspur, Norman Spirit, Ostend Spirit, They, TransEuropa Ferries

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route norman service ld lines dfds dover seaways 2014 havre spirit using france ferries le ferry dieppe 2009 new company

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
LD LinesArea servedEnglish Channel Bay of Biscay1.00infobox
LD LinesDefunct20141.00infobox
LD LinesDivisionsNew Channel Company1.00infobox
LD LinesFatePartly sold to DFDS Seaways and partly shut down1.00infobox
LD LinesFounded20051.00infobox
LD LinesHeadquartersSuresnes, France1.00infobox
LD LinesKey peoplePierre Gehanne, Chairman1.00infobox
LD LinesParentLouis Dreyfus Armateurs1.00infobox
LD LinesServicesPassenger transportation Freight transportation1.00infobox
LD LinesWebsitewww.ldlines.com1.00infobox
LD Linesrelated to Dieppe–NewhavenTransmanche Ferries0.60section
LD Linesrelated to Dieppe–NewhavenDieppe0.60section

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