▁been ▁connected ▁with ▁a ▁fer ry ▁service . ▁The ▁D over – Die ppe ▁service ▁ceased ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁due ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁traffic . ▁ ▁D over – B ou log ne ▁L D ▁L ines ▁and ▁Bou log ne ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce ▁announced ▁on ▁ 4 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁that ▁L D ▁L ines ▁would ▁open ▁a ▁service ▁between ▁Bou log ne ▁and ▁D over ▁from ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁It ▁was ▁initially ▁planned ▁that ▁the ▁company ▁would ▁initially ▁operate ▁four ▁round ▁tri ps ▁a ▁day ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁ports ▁using ▁the ▁Norman ▁Spirit . ▁with ▁a ▁second ▁ship ▁joining ▁the ▁route ▁at ▁a ▁later ▁date . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁by ▁L D ▁L ines ▁that ▁the ▁route ▁would ▁start ▁early ▁and ▁begin ▁operating ▁from ▁ 1 2 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁using ▁the ▁C ô te ▁d ’ Al b âtre , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁Norman ▁Spirit ▁will , ▁therefore , ▁remain ▁on ▁the ▁Port sm outh – Le ▁Hav re ▁route . ▁ ▁Because ▁the ▁new ▁Bou log ne ▁fer ry ▁terminal ▁was ▁not ▁due ▁to ▁be ▁completed ▁until ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁service ▁initially ▁util ised ▁the ▁terminal ▁formerly ▁used ▁by ▁Speed F er ries . ▁For ▁this ▁service ▁and ▁the ▁former ▁D over – Die ppe ▁route , ▁the ▁C ô te ▁d ’ Al b