What Brian is getting at there is that DFDS have been running a strong service to Calais for a few years,
They have..off the top of my head...five ships running on the two routes to Dover-Calais and Dover-Dunkerque.
The ships are...
The Calais Seaways
The Delft Seaways
The Dieppe Seaways
The Dover Seaways
The Dunkerque Seaways.
Losing MFL however is not good in my view..a lot of disappointments there, not least what it could do to local traffic with the loss of the third carrier.
More info on the Sea News page...press releases etc
http://www.doverforum.com/sea-news