P&o to pull Hull to Belgium ferry closure

Kent has the traffic because it has the capacity, with or without delays. The other routes would need government intervention to increase capacity

switchlogic:

Carryfast:

moomooland:
Wonder if they have had second thoughts about pulling out of Hull.

Four ferry firms including P&O have landed government contracts worth a total of £77.6m to provide post-Brexit freight capacity.

The additional capacity will be on quieter ferry routes between mainland Europe and UK ports in Felixstowe, Harwich, Hull, Newhaven, Poole, Portsmouth, Teesport and Tilbury.

BBC News article

:open_mouth:

Blimey common sense prevails maybe the government checks out what’s said here.

Or maybe, get this radical thought*, they base policies and actions on more than a few drivers talking on a forum.

*radical because we have the most shockingly ineffective and incompetent government in my 43 years upon this planet so the idea that they base anything on facts and research is frankly radical and would be comical were it not so serious

switchlogic:
I basically just argued against my own point there :smiley:

Maybe you arent arguing against yourself? But Im not sure.
It`s a new form of democracy:
The current Gov seem to pay we lorry drivers as much attention as they do to true experts in any situation.

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You wonder if that decision will be brought forward after the other nights events . It’s rumoured they are trying to off load the Dover Calais route also

They certainly didnt like the Pride of Hull parked up near Immingham while the Pride of Rotterdam was sat on the Riverside Berth in Hull :stuck_out_tongue:

Wheel Nut:
They certainly didnt like the Pride of Hull parked up near Immingham while the Pride of Rotterdam was sat on the Riverside Berth in Hull :stuck_out_tongue:

Pride of Hull had an engine room fire 30 minutes into its journey to Europoort then it had to be escorted back to the terminal and then wait for the tide to berth it according to media reports.

Pennineman:

Wheel Nut:
They certainly didnt like the Pride of Hull parked up near Immingham while the Pride of Rotterdam was sat on the Riverside Berth in Hull :stuck_out_tongue:

Pride of Hull had an engine room fire 30 minutes into its journey to Europoort then it had to be escorted back to the terminal and then wait for the tide to berth it according to media reports.

Yes it was waiting 24 hours because a mate was on it

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