Scotland-France ferry could relaunch amid £35bn Dunkirk regeneration plan
French port’s green energy push, evoking second world war spirit of resilience, is seen as a testing ground for reindustrialisationA new cargo and passenger ferry service directly linking Scotland and France could launch later this year as the port of Dunkirk embarks on a €40bn (£35bn)...
<p>French port’s green energy push, evoking second world war spirit of resilience, is seen as a testing ground for reindustrialisation</p><p>A new cargo and passenger ferry service directly linking Scotland and France could launch later this year as the port of Dunkirk embarks on a €40bn (£35bn) regeneration programme it claims will mirror the second world war resilience <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/from-the-archive-blog/2017/jul/25/dunkirk-evacuation-guardian-reporting-1940">for which it is famed</a>.</p><p>The plans could include a new service between Rosyth in Fife and Dunkirk, eight years after the last freight ferries linked Scotland to mainland Europe, and 16 years after passenger services stopped.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/27/scotland-france-ferry-dunkirk-regeneration-plan">Continue reading...</a>
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