Coach passengers continue to facing hours of delay at the port of Dover on Saturday after a critical incident was declared on Friday night. High traffic volume due to the Easter holiday was cited as one of the reasons, along with “challenging weather conditions” and “lengthy French border processes.” Some passengers were stuck for as…
P&O Ferries Ship Pride of Kent Under 4th Inspection After 3 Failings
A P&O Ferries vessel is under Port State Control (PSC) inspection for the fourth time on Monday after it failed three previous inspections. The UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said a team of surveyors was “carrying out a reinspection of Pride of Kent at the request of P&O Ferries.” The vessel has been moored at the…
P&O Resumes Sailing Cross the English Channel for the First Time After Mass-Sacking
P&O Ferries resumed sailings across the English Channel for the first time since the firm suspended most of its sailings on March 17 following the sacking of 786 seafarers. Spirit of Britain departed the English port of Dover for Calais, France, shortly after 11 p.m. on Tuesday carrying freight customers, with passenger services expected to resume…
2 More P&O Ferries Cleared to Sail Following Mass Sacking of Crews
Two P&O Ferries vessels have been cleared to resume sailing, the UK’s maritime authority said on Friday. Norbay, which serves the Liverpool-Dublin route, was cleared after a Port State Control (PSC) inspection that started on Wednesday. The Spirit of Britain, which was detained on April 12 over “a number of deficiencies,” was released from detention following reinspection, meaning…
2 Ships Inspected as P&O Ferries Tries to Resume Normal Operations
Two P&O Ferries vessels are being inspected as the company attempts to resume normal operations after replacing nearly 800 seafarers with cheaper labour. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said Port State Control (PSC) inspections are underway on European Highlander, which normally operates between Larne in Northern Ireland and Cairnryan in Scotland, and Norbay, which serves the…
UK Maritime Authorities Detain Another P&O Ferry Over ‘Deficiencies’
British maritime authorities detained another vessel operated by P&O Ferries on Tuesday owing to “a number of deficiencies.” The vessel, Spirit of Britain, which normally operates across the English Channel between Dover, England and Calais, France, is the third vessel detained by the Maritime and Coastguard Authority (MCA) since the UK’s Transport Secretary Grant Shapps ordered the agency to…
P&O Ferry Released From Detention After Re-inspection
A P&O ferry has been released from two-week detention following re-inspection, British maritime officials said on Friday. The European Causeway, which was released on Friday, had been detained in Larne, Northern Ireland, since March 25 after it was deemed “unfit” to sail “due to failures on crew familiarisation, vessel documentation, and crew training.” It was the first of two P&O…
P&O Rejects Government Ultimatum as 2nd Ferry Detained After Safety Inspection
A Dubai-Owned Ferry Firm has rejected the UK government’s ultimatum demanding it rehires nearly 800 seafarers it had sacked without notice. It comes as British maritime authorities said a second ferry operated by P&O was being detained after a safety inspection. P&O Ferries, which was bought by Dubai-based logistics giant DP World in 2019, sparked outrage when…
UK Detains P&O Ship Deemed ‘Unfit to Sail’ After Company Sacked and Replaced Crew
A ship operated by P&O Ferries has been detained in Larne, Northern Ireland, on Friday night after it was deemed “unfit to sail.” It came after the UK’s Transport Secretary Grant Shapps ordered “very detailed inspections” of all P&O vessels following the company’s abrupt dismissal and replacement of 800 seafarers. Shapps on Friday night announced on Twitter that…
UK to Close Every ‘Loophole’ in Law After P&O Mass-Sacked Seafarers
New employment laws will be introduced next week in a bid to “close every possible loophole” and force a “U-turn” on the mass-sacking of seafarers by a Dubai-owned ferry firm, the UK’s Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Friday. P&O Ferries, which was bought by Dubai-based logistics giant DP World in 2019, sparked outrage when it…
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