Port workers in Calais are striking today, therefore drivers should expect serious delays both in Dover and Calais, warns the Belgian carriers' union Febetra.

Port workers’ strike in Calais, drivers should expect serious difficulties

Due to a national strike in France today, Dover-Calais ferry services are suspended until 5pm (Central European Time) announced DFDS and P&O Ferries. As there are several hundred demonstrations across the country today, including one in Dunkerque, not just Calais, drivers should expect difficulties all over France.

Dover-Calais ferries suspended due to nationwide French strike

CargoBeamer has started running the first ever train with trailers between Marseille and Calais for the unaccompanied transport of craneable and non-craneable semi-trailers on rail.

CargoBeamer tests unaccompanied freight train service between Marseille and Calais

The Home Office has terminated its agreement with P&O Ferries “to provide contingency travel services to juxtaposed ports with immediate effect," announced Home Office Secretary Priti Patel on Twitter yesterday. This was the last remaining contract between the state and the ferry company.

UK Government cuts last ties with P&O Ferries “with immediate effect”

London Medway has had its busiest ever month for unaccompanied freight between the UK and France, reports Peel Ports Group.

Sheerness-Calais route experiencing freight boom, says Peel Ports

Lorry queues amassed on the A20 in the direction of Dover last night until the early hours of this morning, with Operation TOP deployed in order to manage traffic. The queues come amid delays caused by more Brexit goods checks as well as the havoc caused by the Omicron coronavirus variant. 

Dover Harbour Board calls for covid test kits as lorry queues hit A20

Irish Ferries has announced the acquisition of the Ciudad de Mahon RoRo ferry, which shall be deployed on the Dover-Calais route. Once the boat is in Irish Ferries' hands in early 2022, the ferry operator will have 3 ships crossing the short straits - allowing it to offer sailings approximately every 90 minutes.

Competition hots up on Dover-Calais route as Irish Ferries increases sailings

The British Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened an investigation into the capacity-sharing deal between DFDS and P&O Ferries on the Dover-Calais ferry route.

Competition authority investigates P&O Ferries-DFDS capacity sharing agreement

The extension and modernization of the Port of Calais has cost a total of €863 million. However, since it opened at the end of October, truckers have been less than impressed by the facility and many say its design causes unnecessarily long queues. One well-known independent haulage firm that transports goods between Britain and Europe has even told Trans.INFO it will boycott the port until the issues are resolved.

Truckers criticise new €863 million Calais Port extension, claiming design creates long queues

After 6 years of work, the French port of Calais has been expanded and modernised for larger ferries and an optimized handling process. The new area of the port will be used from next month.