A P&O Ferries vessel is being inspected in the hope that it can restart normal sailings, including on the Liverpool to Dublin route.
The ferry firm has been under fire since it sacked nearly 800 staff in March and replaced them with agency workers earning less than UK minimum wage. Several protests have since taken place at the Port of Liverpool in Seaforth, where Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram and his counterpart in Greater Manchester Andy Burnham criticised the firm's actions.
Last week, Mr Rotheram said companies that don’t meet the standards expected of an ethical business looking to trade in the city region “won’t be getting any of our money”, when responding to a question regarding proposed action against P&O Ferries. However, he conceded the city region’s options were limited in relation to the case of P&O.
