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Hoverlloyd

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

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Background and formation
Airline Industry Culture
Early operations
Ramsgate to Calais Route
Competition with Seaspeed
Heyday of operations
Sale to Broströms Rederi AB
Duty Free Sales
Coach Services
Further Sea Routes
Economics of large hovercraft operation
Rising oil prices
Non-Freight Business
Debt Servicing
Supply Chain
Merger and rationalisation
Fleet
Routes
Former Hoverlloyd routes today
In popular culture
Film Industry
References
Citations
Bibliography
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Hoverlloyd operated a cross-Channel hovercraft service between Ramsgate, England, and Calais, France.

Originally registered as Cross-Channel Hover Services Ltd in 1965, the company was renamed Hoverlloyd the following year. It was initially owned by a partnership between the Swedish Lloyd and the Swedish American Line shipping companies. On 6 April 1966, Hoverlloyd commenced operations from Ramsgate Harbour to Calais Harbour, operated the SR.N6 hovercraft while awaiting the completion of the considerably larger SR.N4 ferries. In addition to competing with traditional ferries, it had a fierce rivalry with hovercraft operator Seaspeed, which also operated SR.N4s on the cross-Channel route. In 1969, in conjunction with the arrival of the first SR.N4s, Hoverlloyd re-positioned its services to run between purpose-built hoverports.