Author: Roy Pedersen
Publisher: Birlinn
Published: 2015-07-20
Total Pages: 190
ISBN-13: 0857908634
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In the late 1960s, drawing on Scandinavian experience, Western Ferries pioneered roll-on roll off ferry operations in Scotland's West Highlands and Islands. This innovative company's original focus, was Islay, where its hitherto undreamt of frequency of service transformed that island's access to the outside world. The company's profitable and efficient operation was, however, deliberately sabotaged by heavily subsidised predatory pricing by the feather-bedded state owned competitor. This shameful policy, initiated at the highest political level, has been uncovered by recently released official correspondence held in the Scottish archives. The Islay service eventually succumbed, but the company's service across the Firth of Clyde between Inverclyde and Cowal, not only survived, but, in the face of many challenges, flourished to become by far Scotland's busiest and most profitable ferry route. Its modern cherry red ferries run like clockwork, from early till late, 365 days a year, employing some 60 people locally. It contributes much back into the community it serves including free emergency runs, whenever required, in the middle of the night.What made all this possible was the extraordinary dedication of a succession of enthusiastic, determined and above all colourful individuals. This is their story.
Author: Steven J. Pickens
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780738530871
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Running from Point Defiance to Sidney, British Columbia, the Washington State ferry system is the single largest tourist attraction in the state, with 28 routes and 23 million riders annually. In this volume, travelers are invited to look back to the past and bid Puget Sound's "ancient mariners" a fond farewell.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Publisher:
Published: 1935
Total Pages: 38
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Karl Zimmermann
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 68
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Funda Yercan
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2018-12-17
Total Pages: 149
ISBN-13: 0429859147
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Published in 1999, this work is mainly related to ferry services and operations in a number of marketplaces in Europe. Ferry services in the the Atlantic Arc to the West, the Baltic Sea to the North and the Eastern Mediterranean to the Southeast of Europe are reviewed. Ferry markets in the Baltic area and the Mediterranean have been crucial markets in particular becaus of their continuing development - mostly after the post-communism changes in the East European countries and the civil war in the former Yugoslavia. Developments in the Atlantic Arc and the effects of the Channel Tunnel on the ferry market in that area are also explained and conclusions and comment offered.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation
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Published: 1988
Total Pages: 234
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: David T. Valentine
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2022-03-03
Total Pages: 502
ISBN-13: 3752576243
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Reprint of the original, first published in 1866.