P&O ferry loses power in Irish Sea
The spokesperson said: “Following a temporary mechanical issue, the European Causeway is now continuing on its scheduled journey to the Port of Larne under its own propulsion,…
P&O Ferries sacks agency workers for drinking on duty
P&O is already wrangling with a “sky high” insurance bill, the Telegraph revealed this week, with analysis suggesting that its safety performance will be deemed “very low”….
Safety fears leave P&O Ferries facing ‘sky high’ insurance bill
P&O Ferries faces a “sky high” insurance bill after sinking to the riskiest safety rating as measured by global maritime standards. The company’s safety performance is expected…
P&O suspends Dover-Calais ferry services as Easter travel chaos deepens
P&O Ferries has scrapped all passenger services between Dover and Calais this Easter in a blow for thousands of travellers and sparking fresh travel chaos over the…
P&O Ferry fails safety inspection a second time
P&O Ferries’ hopes of running services between Dover and Calais have been dealt a major blow after one of its vessels failed a safety inspection for the…
Rogue pension advisers target sacked P&O Ferries staff
Former P&O Ferries staff who were sacked by the firm risk losing their pensions as well as their jobs, as authorities have warned former employees face being…
Threat of more Easter holiday chaos as P&O ferries remain stuck at ports
P&O Ferries’ plan to restart Dover-Calais crossings in time for Easter is under threat as a row escalates between the Government and the Dubai-owned operator. Whitehall sources…
P&O’s Dubai owner loses crucial role in Brexit freeports initiative
The Dubai owner of P&O Ferries is no longer involved with a key freeports project amid anger over the mass sacking of 800 seafarers last month. DP…
P&O aims to restart Channel crossings in time for Easter
Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary, has called on Mr Hebblethwaite to resign and pledged to bring in new laws to force P&O to pay the minimum wage. …
P&O Ferries tells customers to stay away from Dover over Easter
Tens of thousands of P&O Ferries customers will have their Easter holidays ruined this weekend after they were urged to stay away from the port of Dover….
Ministers open criminal investigation into P&O Ferries
A criminal investigation has been opened into P&O Ferries following the sacking of 800 seafarers a fortnight ago. The Insolvency Service said that it has “initiated formal…
Spare us your faux outrage over P&O, Shapps – you were asleep at the wheel
This, of course, is palpable nonsense. Rishi Sunak had ample opportunity to demonstrate his concern for British households in the Spring Statement but the Chancellor dropped the…
Shapps to hold crunch talks with ferry operators to stave off Easter holiday chaos
P&O failed the first inspection of a passenger carrying ferry on Friday. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency, part of the Department for Transport, impounded a ferry in…
P&O Cruises says ‘we are not P&O Ferries’ in new advertising campaign
On Friday Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary, called on Mr Hebblethwaite to resign following his “brazen” comments about “knowingly breaking the law” and vowed to force the…
P&O Ferries boss Peter Hebblethwaite would repeat mass sackings
In a fiery hearing, MPs on the Commons transport and business committees also heard: That P&O is paying agency workers as little as £5.15-an-hour, below the UK…
P&O Ferries faces huge fine if it broke the law, warns Boris Johnson
HMRC is believed to be assessing whether P&O’s alleged failure to adhere to minimum wage laws would allow the UK to block them from British ports. The…