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The chair of the Transport Select Committee, Huw Merriman MP, criticised P&O. [11] In the light of this action by P&O Ferries, the UK government stated it would review its contracts with the company. [12] This resulted in calls to boycott P&O Ferries including by members of the public, businesses in the travel trade and politicians. [13]
On 16 December 2006 P&O Dover (Holdings) Limited, a subsidiary of P&O and DP World sold its shares Phase 1 (22.5%) and Phase 2 (owned indirectly 22.5% shares), a port of Shenzhen, People's Republic of China, to a joint venture company of China Merchants Holdings (International) and Modern Terminals Limited (MTL), for which MTL bore the whole ...
In 1953 the North Company was reformed. Over the next 20 years it introduced roll-on/roll-off services to the North Isles to satisfy demand for faster, shorter ferry routes, rather than the old mail boats. [1] In 1961 the company was taken over by Coast Lines and in 1975 P&O and in 1975, renamed as P&O Ferries (Orkney & Shetland Services).
Nautilus International’s general secretary Mark Dickinson said the action taken by the firm was “deplorable”.
The boss of P&O Ferries has insisted he will not reverse the decision to sack nearly 800 seafarers despite being given “one further opportunity” by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps.
A P&O Ferries vessel is being examined for a fourth time, after failing three inspections since the operator sacked nearly 800 seafarers. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said a team of ...
Items in the possession of P&O Ferries are being ‘stored securely’ in offices, chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite said. P&O Ferries: 100 sacked seafarers report missing possessions Skip to ...
Sold to GA Ferries, scrapped 2011 7902647 Norqueen: 1996 2002 17,884 12 In Service 7902635 Norking: 1996 2002 17,884 12 In Service 7820497 P&OSL Picardy (1999–2001) Pride of Bruges 1 (1988–1999) Pride of Free Enterprise E (1987–1988) 1987 2001 13,601 1,326 Dover-Calais Sold to Transeuropa Ferries: 9895161 PO Pioneer (2023 onwards) 2023 ...