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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).
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]
MV P&O Pioneer is a roll-on/roll-off cross-channel hybrid ferry operated by P&O Ferries.She is the first of her class ordered by P&O Ferries to replace the ageing Pride of Kent, with her sister P&O Liberte [2] due to follow in early 2024 to replace the ageing Pride of Canterbury and also Spirit of Britain in 2024 which has been chartered to Irish ferries.
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 ...
The ship was launched as MS Norbank in 1993 and was delivered by October 1993 to Nordzee Verdi Stone BV, the Netherlands and started operating between Hull and Rotterdam for North Sea Ferries. She was chartered to P&O Group in January 1997 and remained on the Rotterdam route where she then transferred to the Felixstowe to Rotterdam route ...
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 ...
A P&O Ferries vessel which went adrift in the Irish Sea has been cleared to sail again. European Causeway lost power for more than an hour while sailing from Cairnryan in southern Scotland to ...
The Newhaven-Dieppe service was closed in early 1999. P&O Stena was replaced on the route by Transmanche Ferries and Hoverspeed. In April 2002, P&O announced its intention to buy out the 40% stake in P&O Stena Line owned by Stena and this was completed by August. P&O Stena Line then became part of P&O Ferries.