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Terminal West opened in December 2019, replacing berthing and handling facilities at the Eastern Docks. Two new berths can accommodate ships of 340 metres (1,120 ft) and 240 metres (790 ft) simultaneously with a minimum quay depth of 9.5 metres (31 ft). The new
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Terminal 2 is able to accommodate ships as large as the
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European Union.
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Eastern Arm of the current harbour, the Southern Breakwater and a further extension of the Admiralty Pier.
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An adjacent freight terminal (with three loading cranes) is scheduled to be repurposed under port redevelopment plans but can currently be used by ships of up to 180 metres (590 ft).
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Marina facilities, primarily targeted at recreational sailing and power boating, are provided in both the historic
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colliery, 7½ miles to the north. It emerged halfway up the
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Power, Knowledge, and Expertise in Elizabethan England
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and structures. The port is owned and operated by the
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1830:"Port of Dover 2019 Annual Report & Accounts"
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247:. The port has its own private police force, the
2016:Ferries of Dover: Through Five Decades 1960–2011
1740:. 22nd year of publication: 30–32. Autumn 1967.
715:beginning during the First World War, when the
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1904:. Vol. 4. London: HMSO. pp. 729–64.
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2037:. Ramsey, Isle of Man: Ferry Publications.
2018:. Ramsey, Isle of Man: Ferry Publications.
1999:. Ramsey, Isle of Man: Ferry Publications.
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1961:. Staplehurst, Kent: Ferry Publications.
1942:. Staplehurst, Kent: Ferry Publications.
1923:. Staplehurst, Kent: Ferry Publications.
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1206:of 36.8 metres (121 ft) and 122,400
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1549:Biddle & Summerson 1982, pp. 755–64.
474:. Following Edward III's success at the
2600:Buildings and structures in Dover, Kent
1778:"Meyerwerft Website: Celebrity Cruises"
1586:"Marshmen at work: Dover Harbour, 1583"
1529:. Stroud: Amberley Publishing Limited.
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2143:Dover Ferry Photos Website & Forum
2097:The Ostend Ferry: from start to finish
1234:, general cargo, breakbulk, grain and
529:An Act for repairing of Dover Harbour.
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620:In the 1580s, under the direction of
613:Text of statute as originally enacted
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1614:Biddle & Summerson 1982, p. 755.
1436:"A Dover Study – Dover Town Council"
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851:, with up to five services daily to
711:Dover's Eastern Docks were used for
2148:Dover Cruise Ships: Photos and Info
1708:Thornton, Nigel (18 October 2020).
699:, the remains of another ship, the
296:An Acte for repaire of Dover Haven.
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1997:Dover–Calais: The Short-Sea Route
1626:"Admiralty Pier Part I 1836–1908"
1624:Sencicle, Lorraine (9 May 2015).
1438:. Dovertown.co.uk. Archived from
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1412:. Port of Dover. Archived from
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801:The Wounded at Dover, 1918 by
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1780:. Meyer Werft. Archived from
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599:Statute Law Revision Act 1948
456:Confederation of Cinque Ports
450:Dover grew further after the
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1896:(1982). "Dover Harbour". In
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1734:"Cutting out the strain".
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1292:Ebbsfleet International
452:Norman invasion of 1066
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1957:Hendy, John (1993).
1938:Hendy, John (1991).
1921:Sealink Dover–Calais
1919:Hendy, John (1988).
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