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Norfolkline is taking bookings for its new Rosyth-Zeebrugge service. Sailings on the route are due to begin on May 18, 2009.Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson said:
"The launch of the booking service is great news for passengers, tourists and businesses who can now plan their travel with confidence.
"With our year of Homecoming just weeks away, this is a major boost. Visitors from Europe can now make plans to join in our Homecoming celebrations. We have a unique opportunity with Norfolkline to get the ferry off to the best possible start through encouraging friends and family from Europe to travel to Scotland using this new ferry service.
"Maintaining connections with major European markets is vital for Scotland, particularly during these challenging economic times. The route has so far carried nearly one million passengers, 4.2 million tonnes of freight and made a significant contribution to Scotland's tourist industry.
"I am sure the new service will be a great success and I wish Norfolkline, Forth Ports, freight operators and the many passengers who will sail the Rosyth-Zeebrugge route, all the very best."
Greece-based Superfast Ferries ran a service to Zeebrugge in Belgium for the last six years up until the final sailing on September 13. It announced its decision to pull out in May.
Norfolkline is part of the A.P.Moller Maersk Group, and currently employs more than 2,200 people in 14 countries across the European continent, operating out of 35 different locations. In 2007, more than 2.0 million passengers used Norfolkline's ferry service across the English Channel and on the Irish Sea. Norfolkline also carried over 1.3 million freight units between ports throughout Europe.
