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Competition Commission finds against MyFerryLink again

The UK's Competition Commission (CC) has found against Eurotunnel and its MyFerryLink subsidiary in its provisional findings of the tunnel operator's takeover of ships and operators belonging to the now bankrupt French Railways subsidiary, SeaFrance. The CC was considering the issue after the matter was referred to it by the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) in December. At that time, it had already found against Eurotunnel but was asked to reconsider ... [+]

Ferry ruling postponed

Publication of the UK Competition Commission’s provisional findings of its investigation into Eurotunnel’s Dover-Calais Myferrylink services has been postponed from mid-February to mid-March. The target date for a decision is postponed from late April to early May.                 [+]

There’s no escape – even beneath the sea

Eurotunnel customers – including truck drivers on the freight shuttles – can now use their mobile phone or tablet device anywhere in the Channel Tunnel. It follows a ten-year deal signed by the tunnel company with mobile telephone operators EE and Vodafone. Truck telematic systems set up to work through ... [+]

UPDATED: Ferry deadline passes without appeal

The 6 January deadline for appeals against the the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal's judgement on Eurotunnel’s purchase of SeaFrance ferries handed down on 4 December – with no such appeals having been received. In December, the Tribunal threw out an earlier decision by the Competition Commission to ban Eurotunnel subsidiary MyFerryLink ... [+]

New deputy CEO for Eurotunnel

Eurotunnel has appointed Emmanuel Moulin, currently chief financial and corporate officer for corporate activities, as deputy chief executive officer. He will report to chairman and chief executive officer Jacques Gounon. Pascal Sainson, chief operating officer with responsibility for rail freight, will continue as before, under Emmanuel Moulin.   [+]

Eurotunnel ferry line lives on

A UK Competition Appeal Tribunal has thrown out an earlier decision by the Competition Commission to ban Eurotunnel subsidiary MyFerryLink from operating on the Dover-Calais route. The CC ruled in June 2013 that Eurotunnel's ferry subsidiary amounted to unfair competion, but held back from banning the service for six months, ... [+]

Eurotunnel to fight on after Competition Commission bans MyFerryLink

Eurotunnel said it would launch an appeal against a UK Competition Commission decision on 6 June to prohibit it from operating its MyFerryLink service and to ban its vessels from the port of Dover. In a statement, Groupe Eurotunnel said it would “immediately appeal this decision which the group finds ... [+]

Eurotunnel to subsidise rail costs

Eurotunnel has launched a subsidy scheme to help through-rail freight operators launch services through the Channel Tunnel. ETICA (Eurotunnel Incentive for Capacity Additions) helps with marketing and service start-up costs and the cost of controls at Frethun, rather than Tunnel access charges which, contrary to some views, are very competitive, ... [+]

Eurotunnel rebuffs Competition Commission claims

Eurotunnel has made a formal response to the UK Competition Commission's provisional findings that its takeover of former SeaFrance assets to set up its MyFerryLink subsidiary would reduce competition on the Channel. It says that it “is surprised to find that, in order to maintain competition, it is first necessary that ... [+]

Eurotunnel boss in racism spat with local MP

Eurotunnel boss Jacques Counon has accused Dover Tory MP Charlie Elphicke of xenophobia and 'ferry-centricsm'. In a letter to Mr Elphicke, the Eurotunnel chairman and chief executive officer accused him of taking “a one-sided and limited view of developments in the cross-Channel market,” according to BBC reports. The letter concerned the ... [+]

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