▁L D ▁L ines ▁and ▁D F DS ▁Se aw ays ▁announced ▁on ▁ 7 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁launch ing ▁a ▁joint ▁service ▁between ▁D over ▁and ▁Cal ais , ▁comm encing ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁using ▁the ▁Norman ▁Spirit . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁companies ▁had ▁previously ▁submitted ▁a ▁joint ▁bid ▁for ▁the ▁assets ▁of ▁Se af rance ▁which ▁was ▁turned ▁down . ▁D F DS ▁later ▁char tered ▁the ▁Bar f leur ▁from ▁Brit t any ▁Fer ries ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁sail ings ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁route , ▁she ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁Die ppe ▁Se aw ays . ▁ ▁The ▁D over - Cal ais ▁service ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁D F DS ▁Se aw ays ▁France ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁fully ▁market ed ▁as ▁a ▁D F DS ▁Se aw ays ▁route . ▁Norman ▁Spirit ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁renamed ▁Cal ais ▁Se aw ays . ▁ ▁F ate ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁D F DS ▁and ▁L DA ▁entered ▁into ▁an ▁agreement ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁new ▁company ▁that ▁comb ines ▁D F DS ▁and ▁L D ▁L ines ▁fer ry ▁routes ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁Channel ▁and ▁one ▁route ▁between ▁France ▁and ▁Tun is ia . ▁ ▁During ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁L D ▁L ines ▁Port sm outh - Le ▁Hav re , ▁New h aven - Die ppe ▁and ▁share ▁of ▁D over -