The Port of Dover suffered more delays today, with a long line of lorries seen queuing on the approach, after Storm Bella forced Channel crossings to be stopped overnight. After days of disruption following France‘s decision to shut its border with the UK, the port suffered another setback overnight when freight ferry services had to … Read more
Ferries were confronted by a blockade of protesting fishing boats, care homes were shut down and a gang of bandits hijacked a vaccine shipment in a no-deal Brexit tabletop exercise. Post-Brexit wargame Operation Capstone also saw medicines heading for hospitals battling with mounting Covid-19 cases stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic. EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier yesterday warned there … Read more
Queues at Dover reached 20 miles today with long traffic jams in Calais through the night as thousands of lorries – many full of Christmas gifts and food – tried to cross the Channel amid chaos at Britain’s container ports. Extraordinary photographs taken from above the M20 in Kent showed how vehicles were bumper-to-bumper amid … Read more
Migrants attempting to cross the Channel in a desperate bid to reach Britain could be held on disused ferries under proposals being worked on by Home Office officials. The idea to use boats to house asylum seekers before they land on British shores formed part of leaked Home Office plans last week. Government sources earlier … Read more
Sailing to Europe? It’s such a breeze now ferries are back in business as the holiday season finally bursts into life Regular sailings to France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain are restarting Bookings are also shooting up for trips to Belfast and Dublin from Welsh ports Numbers will be limited on board to comply with … Read more
Around 1,100 workers at P&O Ferries to be made redundant under plan to make business ‘viable and sustainable’ By Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 22:15 BST, 11 May 2020 | Updated: 08:35 BST, 12 May 2020 Around 1,100 workers at P&O Ferries are to be made redundant as part of a plan to … Read more
P&O ferries’ Dubai owner slams government for ‘slow’ reaction to its demands for £150m taxpayer bailout to save ‘thousands’ of jobs and protect ‘vital’ supply routes amid coronavirus lockdown P&O owner has applied for a £150million bailout from the UK government Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem is yet to hear back and accused them of being … Read more