Dart Line

Dart Line was a British ferry operator operating from the River Thames near Dartford.

Not to be confused with Dublin Area Rapid Transit.

The company had several vessels named Dart:[1]

  • MS Dart 1, operated 1997–2002
  • MS Dart 2, operated 1996–2005
  • MS Dart 3, launched 1985, used on the Dartford–Vlissingen, Dartford–Zeebrugge and Dartford–Dunkirk routes 1997–2006
  • MS Dart 4, operated 1997–2006
  • MS Dart 5, operated 1996–1999
  • MS Dart 6, launched 1998, used on the Dartford–Vlissingen line and Dartford–Dunkirk in 1998–1999 and 2003
  • MS Dart 7, launched 1998, operated on the Dartford–Vlissingen line in 1999
  • MS Dart 8, operated 1999–2006
  • MS Dart 9, operated 1999–2006

They also operated other ships:

  • MS Northern Star, launched 1991, operated Dartford–Vlissingen in 2003

Dart Line was owned by Jacobs Holdings, who in 2000 announced a move of the freight and ferry services at Thames Europort, Dartford, to Shell Haven in Essex.[2] In 2006 the parent company Bidvest sold Dart Line to Cobelfret.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Dart Line". Simplon Postcards. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. "Dart Line to cross the Thames in bid to release property cash". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  3. "Cobfin S.A. / Kabos Holdings UK Ltd / Dart Line Ltd / Jacobs Holdings Ltd". Competition and Markets Authority. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  4. "Cobelfret buys Dart Line". Fairplay. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
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