Dover, UK: P&O and DFDS have agreed to offer freight drivers arriving at Dover or Calais the next available sailing, irrespective of whether the ferry is operated by P&O or DFDS.
David Stretch, chief executive, 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.”
“It will ensure the continued resilience of the principal UK-EU trade route on which thousands of businesses and millions of consumers rely. It will also maintain service levels for our customers by reducing the time drivers spend waiting at the ports, giving them access to a departure every 36 minutes and reducing gate-to-gate journey times by an estimated 30 minutes.”
The Dover Strait is the single busiest route for trade between Britain and the EU. The agreement – which starts this summer, covers all eight ships on Dover-Calais crossing.
