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All change on the Channel as Irish Ferries debuts and Price of Burgundy returns


Irish Ferries’ Isle of Inishmore set sail on the operator’s inaugural service from Dover to Calais on 29 June. The new route off ers fi ve sailings


per day in each direction,. The refurbished vessel off ers facilities including a driver’s lounge and dedicated new showers. The new service by Irish Ferries,


which until now has concentrated on routes to and from its home country, off ers the possibility of joint bookings between the UK and Ireland and between England


and France for truckers running between Ireland and the Continent via the UK landbridge. Managing director, Andrew


Sheen, said: “Our newly-launched route between Dover and Calais brings even more choice for freight customers.” Doug Bannister, chief Executive


of the Port of Dover, added: “There has been considerable work by Port of Dover and all parties associated with this new service launch to get prepared for this day, and we are pleased to see all of


P&O and DFDS combine to off er turn up and go Dover/Calais service


Freight drivers arriving in Dover or Calais ports will be able to use the next available P&O Ferries or DFDS sailings under a new space charter agreement between the two short-sea operators. They said it would help


maintain customer service levels on the route and ensure its continued resilience. It would shorten freight


customers’ waiting times, reducing waiting time to 36 minutes and helping to cut overall journey time by up to 30


minutes. Whilst at capacity is shared,


all commercial activities remain entirely under the control of each operator, they stressed. The new agreement is for


freight vehicles only and does not apply to the Dover-Dunkirk route, which is solely operated by DFDS. DFDS said that the space


charter agreement did not


require approval from


competition authorities “as we remain two separate companies”.


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those eff orts come to fruition. We wish Irish Ferries every success for their new venture with us.” Meanwhile, P&O Ferries said


its Dover/Calais sailings were back to full strength as the Pride of Burgundy – its fi ſt h ship on the route – made its fi rst sailing in over a year.


With capacity to carry 120


lorries, she will return in freight- only mode, making two return journeys each day. The move is in response to growing demand from British and European customers ,


said P&O Ferries. Managing director, Peter


Hebblethwaite, said: “I am delighted to see the restoration of our Dover-Calais fl eet to its pre- pandemic strength of fi ve, with the


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resulting increase in departures and frequency enabling us to take back market leadership on the English Channel and further improve our customer service. Pride of Burgundy will reinforce our cost-eff ective freight service by increasing capacity and fl exibility on the route – a vital artery of trade upon which thousands of businesses and consumers rely.” P&O is off ering a joint ‘turn up


and go’ service with DFDS for its freight customers, allowing them to sailing on the next available ship with either operator.


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