Transmanche Ferries

Transmanche Ferries is a brand name for the ships on the Newhaven-Dieppe route across the English Channel. The ferry route is operated by DFDS Seaways, after Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) won the tender in 2006 and later merged with DFDS. DFDS holds a five-year public service contract on behalf of SMPAT.

The ferry connection runs between Newhaven (England) and Dieppe (France) with several daily crossings of around 4 hours. DFDS is the only Channel ferry operator offering this route. The route reopened in 2001, after P&O Stena Line ended the service in 1998 to focus on Dover-Calais.

The sister ships Côte d'Albâtre and Seven Sisters were built in 2005 and 2006 at H.J Barreras in Vigo, Spain. At 142 metres long with a draught of 5.7 metres, the Côte d'Albâtre is the largest ferry that can safely dock at Newhaven. The two 18,425 GT ships carry the distinctive livery with yellow hulls and funnels.

The route is marketed as "Transmanche Ferries" and operated as a public service obligation. The connection offers an alternative to the heavily used Dover-Calais route and direct access to Normandy.

Transmanche Ferries is a brand name, not an operator in its own right. Tickets for Newhaven to Dieppe are sold by DFDS.