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P&O Ferries has taken out a long-term charter for a larger vessel for its Tilbury/Zeebrugge route. At 4,076 lane meters and with space for 346 freight units, the Longstone’s capacity is over 50% greater than existing vessels. P&O Ferries will also add the Longstone’s sister vessel to its fleet in late 2025.
The operator has also has expanded its rail handling service in Zeebrugge with new intermodal services to/from Germany and ...
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P&O Ferries’ christened the second of its new Fusion class Dover-Calais vessels at a ceremony in Dover on 12 July where company bosses paid tribute to owner DP World’s commitment to the company and the industry.Like its sister, the P&O Pioneer, which went into service last year, the P&O Liberté ...
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DP World independent non-executive director Robert Woods has lambasted the UK’s financiers for their lack of support for the UK shipping industry.At the christening ceremony in Dover for P&O Ferries’ latest vessel, the P&O Pioneer, he paid tribute to the Dubai-based company’s support for the cross—Channel and Irish Sea ro ...
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P&O Ferries says its services will not operate for the "next few days" after it issued redundancy notices to 800 seafaring staff in a bid to secure the future of the lossmaking business.
The RMT union is reported as saying that they are being replaced with foreign seafarers. Staff were reportedly ...
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P&O Ferries hosted a ‘thank you’ event onboard the Pride of Rotterdam on 31 July to mark the NHS, Social Care and Frontline Workers Day. The sold out celebration paid tribute to the sacrifices made by so many during the Covid-19 pandemic, with a national toast to frontline workers followed ...
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