MyFerryLink, the French owned Dover-Calais ferry firm, says it has just completed "a highly successful first year of trading. "

Robin Wilkins, Managing Director of the company in the UK said in a statement: “We are now the number two operator on the Dover-Calais route with our July figures showing we have now gained 8.2% of the tourism car market. Our freight figures are equally encouraging; we now have 10% of the market after just one year of operation.”

The firm is operated by an employee partnership of the French-based shore staff and crew. As a result, each member of staff has a close interest in the performance of the company, as Wilkins explained, “We are consistently getting high scores from people travelling with us on TrustPilot and other service comparison sites, so we are confident that we are offering a good service to our customers."

The company operates 16 crossing per day and the crossing time is about 75 minutes.