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Rodin and Berlioz have indeed been travelling backwards and forwards carrying virtually nothing so far, obviously that will change as time goes by. Clearly Eurotunnel wanted them up and running as soon as possible after they were able to purchase them, customers or not. Possibly this is to preempt any ruling by the competition authorities regarding unfair competition as the latter may be more reluctant to close down a service in being than to prohibit one from starting up.
Eurotunnel have purchased the whole of SeaFrance's assets, including all the shore paraphernalia. The freighter Nord Pas de Calais will join the other two in due course. The Moliere was not owned by SeaFrance and is not part of the equation.
They did not have a website up and running until after they commenced service so it is unsurprising that there is a lack of bookings, apparently they are now using the revamped SeaFrance website. Even the appalling choice of name was last minute, changing from My Ferry to My Ferry Link.
It is pleasing to see these two elegant ships back on the run, and good news for the French seafarers involved. It is also good news for what Dover seafarers remain since it is a shot in the arm for the stroppy CFDT union, so militant that it has been cast out by their national leadership. Without their insistence that ferries running between the UK and France are manned predominantly by French or British crews, there would indubitably be an influx of Eastern Europeans as per all the other routes from the UK.
In all other respects, the extra capacity is pretty bad news. SeaFrance was carrying about 18% of the short sea traffic prior to its demise. As Robin Wilkins said, this was about equal to the over capacity in the market at the time and the other operators gratefully took up the slack when SeaFrance collapsed. DFDS then decided to enter the Calais trade in league with LD Lines and put two ferries on the run, with a third expected in due course.
Now that SeaFrance has rematerialised under a new name, there is gross over capacity. P&O has the two new superferries which carry twice that of the vessels they replaced and it was always intended that some of their older ferries would be retired. Pride of Dover went when the Spirit of Britain arrived. The freighter European Seaway went off to become a windfarm support vessel in the North Sea. With the Spirit of France in service, Pride of Calais is slated for disposal in the next few months and a question mark hangs over Pride of Burgundy. The latter have been retained during the busy summer months and were of great assistance during the recent problems experienced by the Spirit of Britain.