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Services suspended for days and protests expected against P&O Ferries

Services were suspended and a series of demonstrations were expected to take place against P&O’s “appalling” decision to sack 800 seafarers. Unions and politicians condemned the mass dismissal, blamed by the company on losses of £100 million ...

18 Mar 2022 at 06:55

Ferry firms offer commitments amid competition fears

Two ferry operators have offered commitments to address concerns over their capacity-sharing agreement following an investigation by the competition regulator. P&O Ferries and DFDS reached a deal in May last year to allow freight customers ...

13 Jun 2022 at 16:16

Holidaymakers forced to wait for hours amid large queues for trains and ferries

Large queues have formed for ferries and trains forcing holidaymakers to wait for hours. Cars faced 90-minute waits at the Port of Dover on Good Friday, and were seen snaking all the way to the nearby town, with lorries thought to be ...

07 Apr 2023 at 15:31

Safety fears raised as P&O Ferries replaces seafarers with agency workers

Safety fears have been raised over the decision by P&O Ferries to sack 800 seafarers with no notice and replace them with cheaper agency workers. Trade union Nautilus International, which represents some of those fired, urged the ...

18 Mar 2022 at 10:25

Calls for boycott of P&O after ‘scandalous’ sackings

Calls are being made for a boycott of P&O amid growing anger over the “scandalous” sacking of 800 workers. Demonstrations are being held at ports on Friday and outside the Conservative Party’s spring conference in Blackpool on ...

18 Mar 2022 at 13:25

Widespread protests against P&O over sackings

Protests have been held across the country against P&O Ferries after its “appalling” decision to sack 800 seafarers as the company issued a fresh defence of its decision. Demonstrations were held at ports in Dover, Liverpool, ...

18 Mar 2022 at 18:55

Downing Street warns P&O Ferries it is ‘looking very closely’ at sackings

Downing Street has warned P&O Ferries it is “looking very closely” at the legality of its decision to sack 800 seafarers. The staff were fired without notice on Thursday and replaced with cheaper agency workers. ...

18 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Two-hour queues at Dover ahead of ‘extremely busy’ weekend

Holidaymakers faced two-hour queues at the Port of Dover on Thursday amid warnings that this weekend will be “extremely busy”. Ferry operator DFDS urged passengers to “allow 120 minutes to complete the check-in ...

28 Jul 2022 at 14:11

Holidaymakers face Easter disruption as coach firms asked to move Dover bookings

Holidaymakers face disruption as Port of Dover limits Good Friday coach travel

Thousands of holidaymakers face having their Easter trips disrupted as ferry operators are asking coach operators to amend some Good Friday ferry bookings from the Port of Dover. The Kent port said in a ...

05 Apr 2023 at 14:28

Protesters demand P&O reverses ‘appalling’ decision to sack 800 workers

Hundreds of protesters gathered at UK ports demanding P&O Ferries to reverse its “appalling” decision to sack 800 seafarers. Demonstrations were held in Dover, Liverpool, Hull and Larne in Northern ...

18 Mar 2022 at 16:25

Port of Dover declares critical incident as high levels of traffic cause delays

The Port of Dover has declared a critical incident as high levels of traffic caused coach passengers to experience lengthy delays. It comes as operators P&O Ferries and DFDS Seaways also reported ...

31 Mar 2023 at 22:05

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Direct ferry trade route between Scotland and Europe could reopen, says minister

A direct trade route between Scotland and Europe could reopen under new plans, a minister has said. Jim Fairlie, the agriculture and connectivity minister, has instructed officials to draw up a ...

11 Nov 2025 at 09:46

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