Direct Ferries
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Direct Ferries
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| Company type | Limited Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Travel |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Founder | Howard Davies |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | UK Ireland France Germany Spain Italy Netherlands Belgium Portugal Austria Switzerland Poland Czech Republic Slovakia Greece Denmark Sweden Norway Finland |
Key people | Matt Davies (Director) |
| Services | Ferry Travel Aggregator Service |
Number of employees | 47 |
| Website | www.directferries.co.uk |
Direct Ferries (directferries.co.uk) is a UK-based ferry travel aggregator service which is owned and operated by Direct Ferries Ltd.[1] It provides instant, real-time access to scheduled ferry crossings across Europe and North Africa both on and offline..
History
The company was launched by Howard Davies in 2002.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
It was established from Direct Freight Ltd, a company which had been operating in the commercial ferry sector since the early 1990s. This is now operated under Direct Ferries Ltd as Freightferries.com.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). The website has localised versions in 19 countries and 15 languages, and in 2011 the company launched a ferry booking site for mobile devices. [2]
Operations
The company’s headquarters are in Central London. [2] Following the website launch, sales grew by 450% from year one to year two and continued to grow a minimum of 13% year-on-year, with a turnover £46.5 million in 2011.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
In 2012, Direct Ferries achieved 177th place in the Sunday Times International Track 200.[3]
Ferry Operators
Direct Ferries aggregates routes for the following 116 ferry operators:
- Adria Ferries
- Adriatica Traghetti
- Aegean Speed Lines
- Agoudimos Lines
- Albanian Ferries
- AlsFærgen
- Anek Lines
- Anek Superfast
- AT Ferries
- Azzurra Line
- Balearia
- Blue Star Ferries
- Blue Line International
- BornholmerFærgen
- Brittany Ferries
- Buquebus
- Caronte & Tourist
- Celtic Link Ferries
- Color Line
- Comanav
- Comarit
- Condor Ferries
- Corsica Ferries
- Cyclades Fast Ferries
- DFDS Lisco
- DFDS Seaways
- Dimaiolines
- Dodekanisos Seaways
- Eckerö Linjen
- Emeraude Ferries
- Emilia Romagna Lines
- Endeavor Lines
- Ertürk Lines
- Euroferrys
- European Sealines
- European Seaways
- Eurotunnel
- Fastnet Line
- Ferrimaroc
- Finnlines
- Fjord Line
- Fred Olsen Express
- Forde Reederei Seetouristik
- GLD Atlantique
- GLD Lines
- Grandi Navi Veloci
- Grimaldi Lines
- HD Ferries
- Hellenic Seaways
- Hoverspeed
- Hovertravel
- Ilion Lines
- Irish Ferries
- Irish Sea Express
- Iscomar
- Jadrolinija
- Kystlink
- La Meridionale
- LangelandsFærgen
- LD Lines
- Manche Iles Express
- Marmara Lines
- Master Ferries
- Medmar
- Minoan Lines
- Moby Lines
- Montenegro Lines
- My Ferry Link
- Naviera Armas
- Nel Lines
- Nordic Jet Line
- Norfolk Line
- Norfolkline Irish Sea
- Norse Merchant Ferries
- Northlink Ferries
- P&O Ferries
- P&O Irish Sea
- Polferries
- Red Funnel
- Red Star Ferries
- RG Line
- SamsøFærgen
- Scandlines
- Sea Jets
- Sea Service
- Seacat Silja Line
- Seafrance
- Smyril Line
- SNAV
- SNCM
- SpeedFerries
- Steam Packet
- Stella Lines
- Stena Line
- Superfast Ferries
- SuperSeaCat
- Swansea Cork Ferries
- T Link Lines
- Tallink Silja
- Tirrenia
- Toremar
- Trans Russia Express
- Transeuropa Ferries
- Transmanche Ferries
- Trasmediterranea
- TT Line
- TTT Lines
- Unity Line
- Venezia Lines
- Ventouris Ferries
- Ventouris Sea Lines
- Viking Line
- Virtu Ferries
- Wightlink
- Zante Ferries
References
- ^ "About Direct Ferries". London. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Fast-Trackwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Private firms with the fastest growing international sales" (PDF). London: Sunday Times. 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
External links
Category:Ferry companies of England Category:Ferry companies of France Category:Ferry companies of Belgium Category:Ferry companies of Spain Category:Ferry companies of the Netherlands Category:Connections across the English Channel Category:Companies based in London Category:Companies established in 1999 Category:Price comparison services Category:Internet companies of the United Kingdom Category:Online companies