The Irish are coming!

• ray hutstone

  • Registered: 1 Apr 2018
  • Posts: 2,158
  26 March 2021     08:40369317
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  Interesting news from the port perspective.
  
  https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2021/03/26/2199847/0/en/ANNOUNCEMENT-OF-NEW-FERRY-SERVICE-ON-THE-DOVER-CALAIS-ROUTE.html?fbclid=IwAR3r8Fw1cvqGs7alO1jh16yKrEV23fnqYd-JxPLZGNa26-Tfqs9PpqxUqoY
• Button

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 22 Jul 2016
  • Posts: 3,040
  26 March 2021     09:32369318
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  The key being the Common Transit Convention. Wouldn't it be good if they had an on board Office of Transit!
  (Not my real name.)
• Karlos

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 1 Oct 2012
  • Posts: 2,496
  26 March 2021     09:37369319
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  April fools a week early?
• ray hutstone

  • Registered: 1 Apr 2018
  • Posts: 2,158
  26 March 2021     11:28369320
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   Karlos wrote:

  April fools a week early?

  
  
  ??? I don't think so, Karl. All seems very logical to me. Why the scepticism?
• Karlos

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 1 Oct 2012
  • Posts: 2,496
  26 March 2021     13:37369324
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  I realised it was real.
  
  Just thought if it was announced on April 1st, it might have been seen as a an April fool
• Karlos

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 1 Oct 2012
  • Posts: 2,496
  4 November 2021     20:32372808
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  Irish Ferries adding a second ship. An old Dover ferry
  https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/news-listing/irish-ferries-to-double-frequency-on-dover-calais-route-with-second-ship/#.YYRB-jtPmeU.twitter
• James Hayes

  • Location: Ramsgate but still house hunting in Dover !
  • Registered: 22 Apr 2017
  • Posts: 38
  13 November 2021     11:05372998
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  Well were booked on inishmore One of our party asked are they ryanair of the seas ?, one retorted. P&o are easyjet-wet and Dfds are Virgin atlantic.
  
  Was all in good humour
  Bring back proper apprenticeships !
• James Hayes

  • Location: Ramsgate but still house hunting in Dover !
  • Registered: 22 Apr 2017
  • Posts: 38
  21 November 2021     18:08373159
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  Well it was a nice experience on the inishmore
  
  Seems there is an investigation by the competition and markets authority into p&o dfds freight sharing agreement.
  
  Cant see why.
  Reginald Barrington likes this
  Bring back proper apprenticeships !