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P&O Ferries goes back to Spain

  P&O Ferries is to return to the UK/Spain freight market with a new cooperation deal with Transfennica, based on a new hub operation in Zeebrugge. Under the deal, Transfennica will move its existing Zeebrugge-Bilbao con ro service in the Belgian port to the P&O Ferries berth (113) and P&O will handle the stevedoring operation. Routes available from the UK to Bilbao are Tilbury, Hull and Teesport connecting with Transfennica Iberia's two ... [+]

Channel collision

The P&O ferry Pride of Burgundy collided with an empty ferry, MyFerry's Berlioz outside Calais at about 11:30 local time on Saturday 27 October, the BBC reported. P&O said its ferry had been blown into the other vessel as the ship left the port. There were no reported injuries among ... [+]

Dover’s biggest ready for service

P&O Ferries' Spirit of Britain, at 49,000 tonnes the largest ferry ever designed for the Dover Strait, made her first sea trials in late November and early December. She is due to go into service in late January and will be joined by a sister vessel in September. [+]