Bore however decided not to participate in building new ships, and in 1980 opted to bow out of passenger traffic altogether (Bore Line still exists as a freight-carrying company today).
Bore besluttede imidlertid ikke at deltage i opbygningen af nye skibe, og i 1980 valgte at helt at bakke ud af passagertrafik (Bore Line eksisterer dog stadig som et godstransport rederi i dag).