cross-Channel freight

DFDS announces 650 redundances and divisional revamp in bid to cut costs

Danish ferry operator DFDS announced yesterday that 650 jobs were set to be axed as part of DKr250m ($37.5m) cost-savings plan.
Two hundred staff based in Denmark would be among those let go, it added.
In a stock exchange statement, DFDS said the redundancies, along with the reorganisation of several of its operating divisions, would deliver DKr245m savings per year, although this year the savings would amount to DKr50-75m.
It said: “Industry sales …

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Whitehall unveils financial support package for British ferry industry

The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has announced financial support for the UK’s ferry sector, including £17m ($21m) for services between the mainland and Northern Ireland.
The move comes days after a dispute between P&O Ferries and the port of Liverpool owner, Peel Ports, over a reported unpaid bill of £600,000, which saw a ferry detained at the quay and led to fears of a breakdown of cross-Irish Sea freight capacity.
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DFDS lays up 12 of its 50 ferries as first-quarter profits decline

Danish ferry group DFDS has laid up around 20% of its capacity – 12 of its 50-strong fleet – in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
And it has revealed that it expects first-quarter profits to have fallen 10%, year on year.
In addition to closing two routes last month – Oslo-Copenhagen and Newcastle-Amsterdam, which were more reliant on passenger revenues – chief executive Torben Carlsen said some 25% of its cross-Channel departures …

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Stena to make 150 ferry staff in UK and Ireland redundant and furlough 600

Ferry operator Stena Line has announced that it plans to furlough 600 employees with 150 redundancies across the UK and Ireland, due to the coronavirus crisis.
The company said furloughs and redundancies would hit shore-based and seafaring staff, following “a large decline in travel bookings and freight volumes” that has resulted in “reduction of the number of sailings on several routes; several vessels have also been taken out of service”.
The firm …

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P&O Ferries lays off 1,100 staff as its passenger ferries go freight-only

UK transport unions have called on the government to offer financial support for the sector after P&O Ferries temporarily laid off around 1,100 workers last week.
The company said it was closing passenger services between the UK, Ireland and continental Europe and converting them to freight-only.
The staff would be “furloughed” into the government’s pay scheme whereby they will continue to receive 80% of their salary.
However, their union, the GMB, warned that …

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UK north-east ports may be market share winners from Brexit

Last month’s announcement that Associated British Ports (ABP) is to invest a further £33m (US$39m) to upgrade Immingham Container Terminal, future-proofing the facility and extending its footprint, is the latest sign that the UK north-east will play an even greater role in post-Brexit logistics.
The news follows a period of continued growth in container volumes across the east coast deepwater ports, including Hull, Immingham and PD Ports-owned Teesport.
ABP, which owns four …

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DFDS buys Dutch LTL haulage specialist Huisman Group

Danish ro-ro and ferry operator DFDS is set to grow its UK-continental Europe road freight offering after finalising the acquisition of Dutch haulier Huisman Group for an undisclosed amount.
The Danish transport group, which sold the majority of its road freight assets nearly 20 years ago to DSV, said it had acquired 100% of the share capital of the Wijchen-headquartered company and would principally use it to expand its less-than-trailer load …

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Operators pledge emergency capacity to relieve post-Brexit shortages

Eight transport operators have signed up to a government procurement network providing emergency capacity for critical goods, including medicines, in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
Air Charter Services, Brittany Ferries, DFDS, Eurotunnel, Irish Ferries, P&O Ferries, Seatruck and Stena Line have joined the network, which will allow them to bid for freight contracts.
Transport secretary Grant Shapps said: “We will do whatever it takes to ensure the flow of life-saving medicines …

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Fears of ‘no-deal’ Brexit road and port congestion growing among hauliers

Hauliers are growing increasingly concerned by the confusion surrounding Brexit as the potential for a no-deal scenario intensifies.
A Department for Exiting the EU consultation paper reportedly says the onus should be on hauliers to travel with correct documentation, should Operation Brock come into force after a no-deal Brexit.
Operation Brock would see coastbound lanes of the M20 at junctions 8 and 9 reserved for HGV traffic and the middle lane kept clear …

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Major rail hub, ro-ro terminal and cross-docking facility planned for North Sea Port

Belgian groupage operator and freight forwarder Transuniverse Forwarding has launched a project with Turkish multimodal operator Ekol Logistics to build a 40ha multimodal facility at the North Sea Port.
The port is a stretch of 60km of cargo handling facilities along the river Scheldt, combining The Netherlands’ Zeeland Seaports and the Belgian port of Ghent. The two port authorities completed the cross-border merger at the beginning of 2018.
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