Ferry route sunk

The freight ferry service from Rosyth to Zeebrugge has been closed after operators said they had lost hope of turning round the loss-making route. Scotland is becoming cut off from the rest of the world as ferry routes close and airlines withdraw services. Meanwhile, all the Scottish Government Regional Assembly can do is bleat on about the so-called Rape Clause and Gaelic dictionaries.

Norton Lux One more step towards the isolation of Scotland.

Steve Ivy That was the last remaining route to smuggling haggae into Europe.

miniso I find it incomprehensible that there is no viable freight and passenger service to mainland Europe from Scotland’s eastern seaboard.

Arch Stainton When something like this happens it is always a opportunity to start something new in replacing the loss. In a larger country with hundreds of millions people there is always somebody ready to try. With Scotland we don’t have those numbers – so we need to actively focus on these issues as soon as we get a sniff something is wrong.

Stuart L Airlines reducing flights, ferries stopping operations, what has our esteemed SNP Government got to say about this? Yet another taskforce to be set up? These buffoons are ruining our country.

Big Eck The route lost money but not as much as Prestwick Airport, which continues to cost the taxpayer money.

No enemies I am sure this route will be busier than ever after we become an independent nation.

honeysuckle Yes, it was an excellent service; unfortunately only a few ever used it. Not enough passengers or freight to make it pay, caravans to the continent were the biggest earner. Haulage firms would rather drive down to Dover and the cost for that actually exceeded the ferry fare.

Stuart Andrew D Rankin