▁Norman ▁Spirit ▁res umed ▁sail ing ▁on ▁the ▁Port sm outh – Le ▁Hav re ▁route ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁but ▁was ▁char tered ▁to ▁D F DS ▁Se aw ays ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁increase ▁capacity ▁on ▁the ▁D over – D unk irk ▁route ▁following ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁Se af rance . ▁Norman ▁Spirit ' s ▁place ▁was ▁taken ▁by ▁the ▁Norman ▁Vo y ager . ▁ ▁The ▁Port sm outh - Le ▁Hav re ▁service ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁D F DS ▁Se aw ays ▁France ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁fully ▁market ed ▁as ▁a ▁D F DS ▁Se aw ays ▁route . ▁D F DS ▁announced ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁dis continue ▁the ▁route ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁un pro fit ability , ▁and ▁its ▁last ▁crossing ▁was ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Die ppe – New h aven ▁ ▁L D ▁L ines ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁five ▁companies ▁invited ▁to ▁tender ▁for ▁the ▁operation ▁of ▁Trans man che ▁Fer ries ▁service ▁between ▁Die ppe ▁and ▁New h aven . ▁P & O ▁St ena ▁Line ▁operated ▁the ▁route ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁after ▁which ▁Ho vers pe ed ▁operated ▁the ▁route ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁Because ▁the ▁French ▁government ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁the ▁route ▁to ▁be ▁lost , ▁they ▁started ▁a ▁new ▁subs id ised ▁company ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Trans