P&O bosses confident it will avoid fine for sacking 800 staff without notice A union said it would be a 'scandal' Wales Online · Apr 25, 2023
Bosses at P&O Ferries confident of avoiding fine for mass sackings Some 786 P&O workers were made redundant without consultation Insider UK · Apr 25, 2023
P&O Ferries bosses set to avoid punishment after sacking 800 seafarers without notice 786 of the company’s workers were made redundant without consultation on March 17 2022 The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023
Holidaymakers forced to wait for hours amid large queues for trains and ferries People faced 90-minute waits at the Port of Dover on Good Friday. The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2023
Huge queues of cars stretching back from Port of Dover amid 90-minute waits As the Easter getaway weekend kicked off on Good Friday morning, large numbers of cars were arriving at the Kent port. The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2023
P&O Ferries proposing to change management structure with loss of 60 jobs The redundancies come a year after the company sacked hundreds of workers, replacing them with cheaper labour Wales Online · Apr 5, 2023
Limiting coach capacity at Dover ‘unacceptable and backward’, say operators Many holidaymakers travelling by coach last weekend were delayed for several hours entering the port and being processed. The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023
Dover travel chaos - what are your rights if you miss your ferry? Travel chaos dominated Dover this weekend as holidaymakers found themselves stuck in cars and coaches for up to 18 hours ahead of the Easter holidays. What went wrong and what are your rights when faced with such delays? The Money Edit · Apr 4, 2023
Manchester students among thousands stuck for over 18 HOURS in Dover delay chaos "Everyone was panicked and wondering what on earth they would do. The whole situation has been a nightmare." Manchester Evening News · Apr 2, 2023
Thousands queue at Dover for second day as Braverman accused of denial Home secretary says Brexit did not cause chaos seen at port as angry customers see trips cancelled The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2023
Dover delays: School cancels ski trip after being told to wait 24 HOURS for getaway Louise, whose daughter was on the school ski trip, described the delays as "horrendous" after the coach had to turn back around - leaving pupils bitterly disappointed Daily Mirror · Apr 2, 2023
Children feeling ‘hungry’ and ‘unsafe’ during 16-hour queues at Dover Schoolchildren are trapped on coaches and have no access to running water, according to one mother Evening Standard · Apr 2, 2023
Dover delays: Children in appalling conditions as tailbacks continue despite extra sailings One teacher waiting with a coach full of 42 children labelled the conditions as "disgusting", saying they had no water, food or toilet facilities since arriving at the Port of Dover Daily Mirror · Apr 2, 2023
Extra Dover night sailings after traffic 'carnage' sees passengers stuck for 16 hours The Port of Dover said it was hoping to clear the backlog by lunchtime on Sunday Wales Online · Apr 1, 2023
Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2023 Port of Dover working to clear backlog after travellers left waiting for as long as 14 hours Frustrated passengers have described the situation at the port as ‘carnage’ and ‘a shambles’
The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2023 Extra night sailings to try and clear Port of Dover traffic backlog The port declared a critical incident amid high volumes of coach traffic heading to France for the Easter holidays.
Daily Mirror · Apr 1, 2023 Dover delays: Coaches full of children stuck for 12 HOURS as thousands in Easter getaway Fed-up passengers and worried parents took to social media to criticise the delays at Dover this morning, as thousands travel through the port on Easter getaways and school ski trips
The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2023 ‘Frustrated’ Dover officials blame ‘lengthy French border processes’ as travellers stranded for over 16 hours Critical incident declared as travellers stuck in gridlocked ‘carnage’ at port
The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2023 Dover ferry passengers warned of severe delays as travellers stranded for over 12 hours ‘Lengthy French processes and sheer volume’ of travellers to blame for long waits as Easter getaway begins
Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2023 ‘Never seen anything like this’: Travellers stranded in Dover following ‘critical incident’ The Port of Dover said on Saturday morning that coach traffic heading to France was suffering ‘significant delays’
Daily Mirror · Mar 31, 2023 Port of Dover declares critical incident as high levels of traffic sparks delays P&O Ferries and DFDS Seaways also reported delays to ferry and coach services, citing bad weather and hold-ups at French border controls as partly responsible for the queues
Manchester Evening News · Mar 31, 2023 Port of Dover declares critical incident as Easter getaway and bad weather leads to long delays There's reports of two hour waits at border control
The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2023 Port of Dover declares critical incident as high levels of traffic cause delays Operators also reported delays to services, citing bad weather and hold-ups at French border controls as partly responsible for waits and queues.
The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023 Legislation aimed at boosting seafarers’ pay gets royal assent The Seafarers’ Wages Bill was introduced after P&O Ferries sacked nearly 800 staff in March last year.
The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2023 Government should invest in maritime tech, cleaner fuels and workforce – MPs The Transport Select Committee has published a report into the UK’s maritime sector.