 The SNCF and later SNAT operated the route until 1992, when they withdrew after poor performance due to almost constant strike action.The route later passed to Sealink Stena Line (later renamed Stena Sealink Line and finally Stena Line).The route became part of P&O Stena Line with the merger of the company's Eastern Channel services and they operated the route until 1998, after which Hoverspeed operated a fast-ferry service on the route until 2004.