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Article: Doubt over future of Bilbao link.

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The News (Portsmouth, England)
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January 24, 2007
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THE future of a ferry link between Portsmouth and Spain remained in doubt today.

The Spanish company Acciona Trasmediterranea has axed its sailings to Bilbao until April.

Today port chiefs were doing their best to put a brave face on the cancellations insisting they were not a disaster.

But speculation is rife that the company may be having second thoughts and might never return to Portsmouth.

These arose after its rival on the same route, P&O Ferries, recently rechartered the Pride of Bilbao for another three years, quashing concerns about its future.

Ferry expert Jane Archer said: 'Acciona Trasmediterranea is up against a ...

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