 Transmanche Ferries was formed after the previous operator of this route, P&O Stena Line, decided to concentrate on that company's primary route of Dover - Calais.The last P&O Stena vessel on the route, the "Stena Cambria", undertook her last sailing on 31 January 1998.No vessel replaced the "Stena Cambria" service until a high speed passenger service was instituted by Hoverspeed using "SuperSeaCat Two" in April 1999, however this service ended in 2004.