Tag: port of Dover

On March 23rd, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by DFDS ferry operator, the Port of Dover, the Port of Boulogne Calais and the Port of Dunkerque to work together to decarbonize maritime trade in the Dover Strait.

A fire broke out in the engine room of passenger/vehicle RoRo Isle Of Inishfree on Friday March 3rd while it was travelling from Dover to Calais.

The Port of Dover in the United Kingdom published its decarbonization roadmap announcing its ambition to become the world’s first (high-volume) Green Shipping Corridor.

Officials at the Port of Dover refused access to ITF Inspectors who were present in order to investigate welfare issues that had been raised by replacement crew members on board P&O Ferries’ vessels in the port.

The world’s largest sailing ship was detained at the Port of Dover in the UK, shortly before the ship was due to begin its maiden voyage.

The head of Port of Dover reported that the UK has an 11-month deadline to issue new customs systems across the country to avoid potential border checks blocking its biggest trade arteries when it fully leaves the European Union.

Doug Bannister, the Chief Executive Officer of the Port of Dover stated that the port, through which a sixth of the U.K.’s trade in products is being transferred, will be able to deal with any disturbance experienced by a no-deal Brexit, accounting for predictions of chaos.

Cambridge Pixel, a developer of radar display, tracking and recording sub-systems, provided its radar video trackers and display technology to Marico Marine, under an investment by the Port of Dover into safety systems at Europe's busiest ferry port.

Transport companies are being called to bid in order to provide extra freight capacity in case of a no-deal Brexit on 31 October. The ferry procurement process as the UK was preparing to leave the EU on 29 March, costed taxpayers over £85m.

The Port of Dover is Europe's busiest international roll-on roll-off ferry port, handling up to €136 billion of trade or 17% of the UK's trade in goods. Many were the reports according to which the port could be severely affected in light of Brexit.