The service will initially run alternate days, increasing eventually to daily sailings in both directions.
There are several ferry-companies operating daily sailings to and from the Port of Almeria in Spain.
The company's daily sailings range in number from 15 to 18 in midsummer to 4 in winter.
There are only two daily sailings from November to March.
The ferry lines using the port are (number of daily sailings in parentheses):
Hoverspeed ceased operations in 2005 and withdrew their 8 daily sailings.
SpeedFerries ceased operations in 2008 and withdrew their 5 daily sailings.
There are daily sailings in both directions April through August.
It operates up to 18 daily sailings to the UK and the continent.
After protests from the coastal population daily sailings were reintroduced on 5 December 1939.