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Port of Dover

Index Port of Dover

The Port of Dover is the cross-channel port situated in Dover, Kent, south-east England. [1]

39 relations: Admiralty, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Calais, Canterbury, Channel Ports, Charing Cross railway station, Department for Transport, DFDS Seaways, Dover, Dover Priory railway station, Dunkirk, England, Folkestone, Folkestone Central railway station, Gillingham railway station (Kent), Golden Arrow (train), Hoverspeed, Institute of Advanced Motorists, James VI and I, Kent, LD Lines, List of railway stations in Dover, London Victoria station, MyFerryLink, P&O Ferries, Port of Calais, Port of Dover Police, Royal charter, SeaFrance, Ship breaking, SpeedFerries, SR.N4, St Pancras railway station, Statutory corporation, The Unknown Warrior, United Kingdom, World War I, World War II, World's busiest ports.

Admiralty

The Admiralty, originally known as the Office of the Admiralty and Marine Affairs, was the government department responsible for the command of the Royal Navy firstly in the Kingdom of England, secondly in the Kingdom of Great Britain, and from 1801 to 1964, the United Kingdom and former British Empire.

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Boulogne-sur-Mer

Boulogne-sur-Mer, often called Boulogne (Latin: Gesoriacum or Bononia, Boulonne-su-Mér, Bonen), is a coastal city in Northern France.

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Calais

Calais (Calés; Kales) is a city and major ferry port in northern France in the department of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sub-prefecture.

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Canterbury

Canterbury is a historic English cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, which lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a local government district of Kent, England.

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Channel Ports

The Channel Ports are seaports in southern England and the facing continent, which allow for short crossings of the English Channel.

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Charing Cross railway station

Charing Cross railway station (also known as London Charing Cross) is a central London railway terminus between the Strand and Hungerford Bridge in the City of Westminster.

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Department for Transport

The Department for Transport (DfT) is the government department responsible for the English transport network and a limited number of transport matters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland that have not been devolved.

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DFDS Seaways

DFDS Seaways is a large Danish shipping company that operates passenger and freight services across northern Europe.

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Dover

Dover is a town and major ferry port in the home county of Kent, in South East England.

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Dover Priory railway station

Dover Priory railway station is the southern terminus of the South Eastern Main Line in England, and is the main station serving the town of Dover, Kent, the other open station being, on the outskirts.

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Dunkirk

Dunkirk (Dunkerque; Duinkerke(n)) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Folkestone

Folkestone is a port town on the English Channel, in Kent, south-east England.

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Folkestone Central railway station

Folkestone Central railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England, and is the main station serving the town of Folkestone, Kent.

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Gillingham railway station (Kent)

Gillingham railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town of Gillingham, Kent.

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Golden Arrow (train)

The Golden Arrow (Flèche d’Or) was a luxury boat train of the Southern Railway and later British Railways.

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Hoverspeed

Hoverspeed, formed in 1981 by the merger of Seaspeed and Hoverlloyd, was a ferry company that operated on the English Channel from 1981 until 2005.

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Institute of Advanced Motorists

IAM RoadSmart formerly called the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) is a charity based in the United Kingdom and serving nine countries, whose objective is to improve car driving and motorcycle riding standards, and so enhance road safety, by using the British police's system of car and motorcycle control commonly known as "the System".

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James VI and I

James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625.

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Kent

Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties.

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LD Lines

LD Lines was a French shipping company, with both roro freight and passenger ferry operations.

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List of railway stations in Dover

Dover, Kent has had numerous railway stations due to the legacy of competition between the South Eastern Railway (SER) and London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) and the subsequent rationalisation attempts by their successors; South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR), Southern Railway and British Rail Southern Region.

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London Victoria station

Victoria station, also known as London Victoria, is a central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in Victoria, in the City of Westminster, managed by Network Rail.

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MyFerryLink

MyFerryLink was an English Channel passenger and freight ferry company which began operating between Dover and Calais in August 2012.

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P&O Ferries

P&O Ferries is a British-based company that operates ferries from the United Kingdom to Ireland and Continental Europe (France, Belgium and the Netherlands).

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Port of Calais

The Port of Calais is a port in Calais, northern France.

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Port of Dover Police

The Port of Dover Police (PoDP) is a non-Home Office police service which provides a 24-hour policing service to the Port of Dover, Kent, England.

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Royal charter

A royal charter is a formal document issued by a monarch as letters patent, granting a right or power to an individual or a body corporate.

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SeaFrance

SeaFrance was a ferry company based in France, wholly owned by the French railways, SNCF, which operated ferry services between Calais, France, and Dover, England.

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Ship breaking

Ship breaking or ship demolition is a type of ship disposal involving the breaking up of ships for either a source of parts, which can be sold for re-use, or for the extraction of raw materials, chiefly scrap.

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SpeedFerries

SpeedFerries was a low cost ferry operator which started in May 2004 and continued in business until November 2008.

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SR.N4

The SR.N4 (Saunders-Roe Nautical 4) hovercraft (also known as the Mountbatten-class hovercraft) was a large passenger and vehicle carrying hovercraft built by the British Hovercraft Corporation (BHC).

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St Pancras railway station

St Pancras railway station, also known as London St Pancras and officially since 2007 as St Pancras International, is a central London railway terminus located on Euston Road in the London Borough of Camden.

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Statutory corporation

A statutory corporation is a corporation created by the state.

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The Unknown Warrior

The British grave of The Unknown Warrior (often known as 'The Tomb of The Unknown Warrior') holds an unidentified British soldier killed on a European battlefield during the First World War.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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World's busiest ports

The world's busiest ports are commonly ranked by cargo tonnage and by volume of container shipment measured in TEUs.

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Admiralty Pier, Dover Eastern Docks, Dover Harbour, Dover Harbour Board, Dover Marina, Dover ferry port, Port of dover.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Dover

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