ation ▁point ▁both ▁during ▁the ▁Napole onic ▁Wars ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁D unk irk ▁ev acu ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁The ▁fer ry ▁terminal ▁area ▁is ▁built ▁upon ▁rec laimed ▁land . ▁ ▁Pass enger ▁and ▁fre ight ▁services ▁Port ▁R ams gate ▁provided ▁cross - Channel ▁cross ings ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁It ▁is ▁situated ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁French ▁coast . ▁ ▁Fer ries ▁ ▁Pre viously ▁S ally ▁Fer ries ▁provided ▁a ▁service ▁of ▁passenger ▁and ▁car ▁fer ries ▁to ▁D unk irk . ▁Between ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁a ▁pre domin antly ▁fre ight ▁service ▁was ▁provided ▁to ▁Ost end ▁by ▁Trans E uropa ▁Fer ries . ▁Pass enger ▁services ▁were ▁only ▁available ▁on ▁certain ▁cross ings , ▁and ▁then ▁only ▁with ▁vehicles . ▁R ams gate ▁port ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁access ▁tunnel ▁avoid ing ▁town ▁centre ▁con g estion . ▁ ▁H over craft ▁H over l loyd ▁ran ▁a ▁crossing ▁from ▁R ams gate ▁Har bour ▁to ▁Cal ais ▁Har bour ▁from ▁ 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁using ▁small , ▁passenger - only ▁SR . N 6 ▁hover craft . ▁When ▁the ▁much ▁larger ▁SR . N 4 ▁craft , ▁capable ▁of ▁carrying ▁ 3 0 ▁vehicles ▁and ▁ 2 5 4 ▁passengers , ▁were ▁delivered ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁H over l loyd ▁moved ▁operations ▁to ▁a ▁purpose ▁built ▁hover port ▁in ▁Peg well ▁Bay , ▁near ▁R