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[In Detail] Stena E-Flexer – Stena’s new class of Ro-Pax ferries (Archived)
The leading independent resource on the internet for Stena's next generation of RoPax ferry, the Chinese built Stena E-Flexer class. Includes technical info and regular updates (including pictures) on the construction of the new vessels including those for Stena Line, Brittany Ferries, and DFDS.
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Calais update: Overview of the current situation with DFDS and MyFerryLink.
Still no DFDS Calais sailings, MyFerryLink ships laid up. The strike by MyFerryLink workers following the sale of the ferries Rodin and Berlioz to DFDS, and the decision by Eurotunnel not to renew their employment contract, entered its third successive week today. MyFerryLink workers continue to occupy the two vessels,…
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Port of Calais closed following militant MyFerryLink action and burning blockades.
MyFerryLink workers strike following the sale of ships to DFDS. Following on from yesterdays announcement that the sale of the MyFerryLink ferries Rodin and Berlioz to DFDS had been completed, striking MyFerryLink workers have forced the port of Calais to close. Burning blockades of roads approaching the port have been…
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Eurotunnel accept offer for MyFerryLink ferries Rodin and Berlioz, SCOP-SeaFrance to be sold off by administrators
MyFerryLink set to close within next 9 days. DFDS have announced today that Groupe Eurotunnel (GET) have formally accepted their offer for the MyFerryLink ships Rodin and Berlioz. This follows the news earlier this month that the parties had entered a binding agreement for the sale of the ships. DFDS…
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Calais hit by industrial action (again)
3/4/14 In general ferry news, Calais was blockaded overnight as a result of industrial action. Limited services have been running from mid morning but nonessential travel is being discouraged. There are reports of long tailbacks of traffic, and DFDS have switched Calais Seaways to Dunkerque. MyFerryLink appear to be running…
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