Editing Ferry (section)

==== Great Britain ====
The busiest seaway in the world, the [[English Channel]], connects Great Britain and mainland Europe, with ships sailing from the UK ports of [[Dover]], [[Newhaven, East Sussex|Newhaven]], Poole,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.phc.co.uk/|title=Independent Regulators of Poole Harbour &#124; Poole Harbour Commissioners|date=16 November 2017|access-date=31 July 2020|archive-date=6 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806104123/https://www.phc.co.uk/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Portsmouth]] and [[Plymouth]] to French ports, such as [[Calais]], [[Dunkirk]], [[Dieppe, Seine-Maritime|Dieppe]], [[Roscoff]], [[Cherbourg-Octeville]], [[Caen]], [[St Malo]] and [[Le Havre]]. The busiest ferry route to France is the Dover to Calais crossing with approximately 9,168,000 passengers using the service in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.franceferrybooker.co.uk/news/ferry-to-france-statistics|title=Ferry to France Statistics – Passenger Numbers – France Ferry Booker|date=18 November 2019 |access-date=18 November 2019|archive-date=30 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230110614/https://www.franceferrybooker.co.uk/news/ferry-to-france-statistics|url-status=live}}</ref> Ferries from Great Britain also sail to Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Ireland. Some ferries carry mainly tourist traffic, but most also carry freight, and some are exclusively for the use of freight lorries. In Britain, car-carrying ferries are sometimes referred to as [[RORO]] (roll-on, roll-off) for the ease by which vehicles can board and leave.