Bart Tommelin the Mayor of Ostend told the BBC that it was impossible to get the port ready for service by end of March. He also said that he has had no contact with HMG, but has been talking to Thanet Council?
Is this the “due dilligence” Chris Grayling was talking about? Not even talking to the destination port?
As I said before Grayling was spinning speculation into a rescue plan. He was at the least silly to introduce the name of a company that he couldn’t divulge details of. If he’d said there were two contracts plus talks for a possible third one, no problem. He didn’t.
If Seabourne are/were to start another crossing: Great!
More choice for us, and more work for the under used ports. Good for all.
Talking of this nascent scheme as a reliable imminent service was Not competent.
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