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Cross - Channel Ferries
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There is a regular cross-Channel service between Poole and Cherbourg. The largest of the ferries is the 'Barfleur' which is 20,000 tonnes, 157m (515 ft) long and 23m (76 ft) wide.  A daily fast ferry service which has a journey time of only 135 minutes also runs to Cherbourg from May to September
Brittany Ferries Link

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From April to October a fast ferry service connects Poole with the Channel Islands of Guernsey and Jersey and from May to September this service also runs to St. Malo.

Condor Ferries Link

 

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Poole is a major port for bulk cargo imports such as timber,  steel bar and girders, gas line pipes and palletised traffics. Export cargoes include clay, fragmented steel, grain, sand & gravel and general cargo to the Channel islands via a scheduled liner service. Dredgers are also regular visitors to discharge their cargoes of sand and gravel.

Pilots
When required, the pilot boats deliver or collect pilots from vessels entering or leaving the Harbour - usually adjacent to the Bar Buoy out in Poole Bay.

Harbour cruises
During the tourist season, sightseeing vessels operate from Poole Quay to Brownsea Island and also around the other islands in the Harbour.

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The 'Bramble Bush Bay' chain ferry operates a regular, all-year car ferry service across the Harbour entrance to connect Sandbanks with the Studland peninsula.

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Poole has a thriving fishing industry, particularly for shellfish, crabs and lobsters. Vessels cast and draw in nets and trawls1 and work on the shellfish beds Around 100 boats land some 2,800 tonnes of fish and shellfish each year.

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One of Europe's largest on-shore oil fields is under the Harbour and Poole Bay. The Furzey Island supply vessel sails from the BP base at Hamworthy.

Police patrols
Dorset Police regularly patrol the Harbour with a launch and a rigid inflatable 'Sea Rider.

Royal marines
The Royal Marines have their main amphibious base at Hamworthy and most of their assault boat and landing craft training is in the Harbour.

Boat builders
Sunseeker build luxury cruisers in several factories around the Harbour. They are often on test in Poole Bay or in the Harbour when the weather is bad at sea.