By Matthias Blamont CALAIS, France, June 30 (Reuters) - Ferry workers on Tuesday threatened to continue their protest on Wednesday after blocking Calais' port for two days, forcing the closure of the Channel Tunnel linking France and England for several hours. The ferry workers on Tuesday blocked the tunnel's entrance by setting fire to tires thrown onto railway … [Read more...]
MyFerryLink Strike Sparks Migrant Crisis at Calais Port
LONDON, June 25 (Reuters) - The British government said on Thursday it had called a meeting of its emergency response committee Cobra to discuss the migrant crisis in the French port of Calais and draw up contingency plans if further strike action exacerbates the situation. Television footage earlier this week showed crowds of migrants trying to stow away on … [Read more...]
Striking Ferry Workers Shut Channel Tunnel, Blockade Calais Port
LILLE, France, June 23 (Reuters) - Traffic was halted through the Channel Tunnel linking Britain and France on Tuesday after striking French ferry workers set fire to tires, while Britain's Foreign Office warned of migrants trying to get into vehicles queuing to enter the tunnel. British television showed large crowds of migrants trying to board waiting lorries, while others … [Read more...]
Eurotunnel Bows to Regulatory Pressure with Ferries Sale to Danish Rival DFDS
By Andrew Callus and Dominique Vidalon PARIS, June 8 (Reuters) - Eurotunnel, the operator of the undersea rail link between England and France, is selling its Calais-to-Dover ferry business to Danish rival DFDS to end its lengthy battle with British competition authorities. Loss-making MyFerryLink was put up for sale this year after Eurotunnel failed to overturn a ban on … [Read more...]
Court Rules MyFerryLink Can Continue Service
LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - Ferries owned by Groupe Eurotunnel and run under the MyFerryLink brand can continue to run between Britain and France after a British court upheld an appeal from a workers' collective which runs run the ferries. Britain's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been examining Eurotunnel's move into the ferry market since late 2012, and a … [Read more...]