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The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has drawn up an action plan to tackle problems at the Port of Calais. It came as Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande met in Amiens to discuss the migrants crisis on 3 March.
The five-point plans includes moving the migrant camp away from the motorway and Eurotunnel terminal to deter migrants from attempting to board commercial vehicles and trains as well as ...
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Eurotunnel has enlarged its UK freight terminal with five new access lanes and a new check-in facility, increasing capacity by up to 300 vehicles per hour. It will also speed traffic off the M20 and improve motoring conditions for local communities.
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Eurotunnel’s Le Shuttle Freight service has had a record year in 2015, carrying more than 1,464,880 trucks as of midnight 22 December, beating the previous high set in 2012, the year of the London Olympic Games. The previous week, Le Shuttle Freight carried the 23 millionth truck through the Channel ...
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The Supreme Court has thrown out a plan by Eurotunnel Group to continue operating a freight-only ferry service between Dover and Calais. When the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) confirmed in December 2014 previous decisions by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to prohibit the operation of the Group's MyFerryLink passenger ...
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Channel Tunnel shuttle operator Eurotunnel says that migrant incursions have been reduced to almost zero after completing the first phase of a high security fencing project. An action plan initiated by Eurotunnel on 1 July included 37km of high security fencing, tripling of security staff and increased coordination with national ...
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There has been a mixed reaction by Government plans to turn the former Manston Airport near Ramsgate into a holding area for trucks waiting to cross the Channel in Kent.
The Port of Dover said that while it welcomes Government action to alleviate the disruption, it warned that a heavy goods ...
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Prime Minister David Cameron has confirmed an extra £7m funding for new fencing at the Channel Tunnel terminal in Calais, following yet another attempt by migrants to storm the entrance last night. The BBC reported that one man was killed after he was hit by a truck in the incident, ...
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A legal row has broken out between Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel and the ports of Calais and Boulogne, along with local government bodies. It follows Eurotunnel's filing on 10 April of an appeal at the Lille Administrative Court that sought to cancel public funding for the Calais Port 2015 project. ...
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The Eurotunnel Group is to sell its MyFerryLink to DFDS, including the Rodin and Berlioz vessels. Eurotunnel anticipates that the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) should not object as it will lead to two maritime operators of equal importance. Moreover, the sale should ensure that the activity remains in ...
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The Court of Appeal has upheld an appeal by a French worker's cooperative that Eurotunnel's acquisition of MyFerryLink should not be treated as a merger under UK competition law. The SCOP (Société Coopérative de Production de SeaFrance ), the workers’ collective that has been operating the MyFerryLink service on behalf ...
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