Dart Line


Dart Line was a British ferry operator operating from the River Thames near Dartford.
The company had several vessels named Dart:
  • , operated 1997–2002
  • , operated 1996–2005
  • , launched 1985, used on the Dartford–Vlissingen, Dartford–Zeebrugge and Dartford–Dunkirk routes 1997–2006
  • , operated 1997–2006
  • , operated 1996–1999
  • , launched 1998, used on the Dartford–Vlissingen line and Dartford–Dunkirk in 1998–1999 and 2003
  • , launched 1998, operated on the Dartford–Vlissingen line in 1999
  • , operated 1999–2006
  • , operated 1999–2006
They also operated other ships:
  • , 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. In 2006 the parent company Bidvest sold Dart Line to Cobelfret.