P&O Ferries has signed a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard worth €260 million to deliver a new generation of ships on the English Channel Two new 230 metre ferries - the largest to sail between Dover and Calais - will be operational by 2023, with options to build two further vessels by … [Read more...]
New Calais to Tilbury service for P&O Ferries
P&O FERRIES will strengthen its position as the leading enabler of trade flows across the English Channel by launching a new daily ferry service linking Calais with the Port of Tilbury. The new route launches this month and is designed to give freight which is not accompanied by a driver a … [Read more...]
DFDS’ Dover freight sets million record
Freight volumes for the DFDS Dover-Dunkirk and Dover-Calais routes have been roaring ahead this year and the operator has just smashed its predictions on setting a record million units. Freight sales director Wayne Bullen said: “We knew we were on course, but the special moment came earlier than … [Read more...]
New ferries for DFDS services between Dover-Calais
DFDS, welcomed its newest ferry, Côte des Dunes into Dover this afternoon, arriving into the Port of Dover on her inaugural sailing from Calais with her new DFDS livery on display. The ferry is the first of two new ships scheduled to enter service on DFDS' Dover-Calais route this month. The second … [Read more...]
DFDS named World’s leading ferry operator
DFDS has been awarded the prestigious accolade of ‘World’s Leading Ferry Operator’ at the 2015 World Travel Awards™ gala ceremony in Morocco on 12 December, for the fifth year in a row. The World Travel Awards™, hailed as the most prestigious and sought after awards … [Read more...]
Eurotunnel banned from operating Dover-Calais ferry
When the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) confirmed in December 2014 previous decisions by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which sought to prohibit the operations of MyFerryLink, the Eurotunnel Group decided, on 9 January 2015, to sell the business and its related assets. The … [Read more...]
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