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    • Sunday, 3 September, 2023
      P&O Ferries’ market share eroded by competition from low-cost operators

      The shipping group’s cargo capacity on its routes has fallen sharply

      A P&O vessel leaving Dover
    • Tuesday, 25 April, 2023
      P&O Ferries expects to head back to profitability this year

      Ferry group forecasts tourism to improve after sacking 800 sailors last year

      P&O Ferry ‘Pride of Kent’ moored at the Port of Dover
    • Saturday, 11 February, 2023
      P&O launches next restructuring phase after crew sackings

      Shipping group aims to share operations with rival DFDS to keep unprofitable routes running

    • Friday, 19 August, 2022
      P&O Ferries escapes criminal prosecution over mass sackings

      UK Insolvency Service concludes ‘no realistic prospect of conviction’ over treatment of crew

      A demonstration in March against the dismissal of P&O Ferries workers at the terminal in Cairnryan, Scotland
    • Thursday, 18 August, 2022
      DP World Ltd
      P&O Ferries parent DP World reports record profits

      Figures for Dubai-based group come from same period as sackings of crew on UK services

      A demonstration at the port of Portsmouth after P&O Ferries sacked 800 seafarers without notice on March 1
    • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
      Helen Thomas
      Why banning directors is a feeble fallback, even at P&O

      Cases are hard to prove, penalties lacking and enforcement questionable

      Demonstration in support of sacked P&O workers
    • Sunday, 29 May, 2022
      Dubai owner of P&O Ferries hails management’s ‘amazing job’ over sackings

      DP World head praises UK chief for ‘saving’ company as he insists ‘nobody was hurt’

      Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, the chair and chief executive of DP World,
    • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
      Transport
      P&O rival backs UK plans to force ferries to pay minimum wage

      DFDS chief warns economics of running cross-Channel services becoming unsustainable

      Protesters gather outside the Port of Hull over P&O’s decision to replace crew with cheaper agency staff
    • Monday, 2 May, 2022
      How cross-Channel routes became a huge challenge for P&O

      The ferry operator has been hit hard as competition on the transport artery has intensified

      Two port workers overlook P&O ferries moored in Dover, UK
    • Wednesday, 27 April, 2022
      P&O ferry under inspection as Dover to Calais services resume

      Vessel undergoing checks after ‘mechanical failure’ as shipping company operates first ferries on crucial route

      European Causeway vessel in dock at the port of Larne
    • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
      P&O ferry was adrift in Irish Sea after mechanical failure

      Setback underlines challenges facing company as it restarts sailings

      The European Causeway docked in Larne
    • Wednesday, 13 April, 2022
      P&O suffers setback after second Dover-Calais ferry barred from sailing

      ‘Spirit of Britain’ vessel detained by inspectors because of ‘number of deficiencies’

      P&O ferries moored at the Port of Dover in Kent
    • Monday, 11 April, 2022
      UK economy
      Dover traffic chaos damaging UK’s reputation, hauliers warn

      Industry says EU drivers reluctant to cross Channel and urges building of transport facilities to improve conditions

      Lorries queued up on the M20 near Ashford in Kent as freight delays continue at the Port of Dover.
    • Friday, 8 April, 2022
      Mary Portas
      CEOs must change their ways before the next corporate scandal breaks

      The P&O debacle shows businesses need to think beyond the bottom line

      People take part in a demonstration at the Portsmouth International Port after P&O Ferries sacked 800 seafarers without notice
    • Wednesday, 6 April, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      P&O hopes to resume cross-Channel sailings next week

      Disruption caused by group’s on-the-spot sacking of 800 UK-based crew extends into a fourth week

    • Wednesday, 6 April, 2022
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      P&O shows the need to reform UK labour law

      Penalties for flouting existing rules have to be strengthened

      Two women hold a banner protesting against P&O
    • Saturday, 2 April, 2022
      FT readers respond
      P&O Ferries sackings: FT readers share their views

      Commenters weigh in on UK shipping company’s actions, plus the wider legal and industry ramifications

      Protests have been held against the sacking of sailors by P&O Ferries last month
    • Friday, 1 April, 2022
      Fired P&O seafarers recall ‘shocking’ sackings as they face uncertain future

      Lone worker refuses ferry group’s redundancy payment to speak out against job losses

      Sacked sous-chef John Lansdown
    • Friday, 1 April, 2022
      P&O Ferries faces criminal investigation into sacking of 800 sailors

      UK Insolvency Service confirms probe into redundancies after being called in by Kwasi Kwarteng

      The Pride of Kent and The Spirit of Britain ferries operated by P&O at the Port of Dover in England
    • Wednesday, 30 March, 2022
      UK politics
      Shapps fails to win industry support for plan to hit P&O Ferries

      UK transport secretary’s proposed measures are not suitable, says British Ports Association

      People protest in Dover after P&O Ferries suspended sailings and handed 800 seafarers immediate severance notices
    • Wednesday, 30 March, 2022
      Lex
      P&O/UK employment law: flexibility is no excuse for poor enforcement Premium content

      Failures not only harm workers but put good employers at risk of being undercut by bad ones

      A demonstration against the sacking of 800 P&O workers outside the company’s offices at the Port of Hull
    • Wednesday, 30 March, 2022
      John Ralfe
      P&O pensioners should sit tight despite fund concerns

      Disturbing accounts of how much the ferry group owes its pension schemes

      The P&O ferry The European Causeway, docked at Larne, Northern Ireland
    • Wednesday, 30 March, 2022
      UK employment
      P&O Ferries sackings prompt push to plug UK employment law loopholes

      Companies operating out of British ports will have to pay minimum wage, according to transport secretary’s plans

      A P&O Ferry is seen moored
    • Tuesday, 29 March, 2022
      P&O rejects call from Grant Shapps to rehire UK crew

      Ferry company tells transport secretary that reinstating fired workers will result in its collapse

      The P&O ferry, European Causeway, at Larne, Northern Ireland
    • Tuesday, 29 March, 2022
      Sarah O'Connor
      The P&O debacle shows that UK labour law needs an overhaul

      There are too many loopholes and grey areas that unscrupulous employers can exploit

      A protest against P&O in Hull
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