Leading English Channel ferry operators P&O Ferries and DFDS have reached a charter agreement to make freight space on their Dover-Calais ships available to one another, hoping to maintain customer service levels on the route and ensure its resilience.
Under the space charter agreement freight drivers can arrive at either the Port of Dover or Port of Calais and board the next available sailing, irrespective of whether the ferry is operated by P&O or DFDS.
David Stretch, chief executive of P&O Ferries, said: “After the pandemic, during which we did everything we could to keep essential goods moving at a time of national crisis, the best way to ensure that we can continue to run vital freight services on Dover-Calais is to build on our relationship with DFDS and enter this space charter agreement.
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