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Brittany Ferries asks French government for tax break as it faces €100m loss

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CHRW: CLOSING QUESTIONSCHRW: HEADCOUNT RISK MID-TERM CHRW: SHOOTING UPCHRW: OPPORTUNISTIC CHRW: CFO REMARKSCHRW: GETTING THERE CHRW: SEEKING VALUABLE INSIGHTCHRW: 'FIT FAST AND FOCUSED' CHRW: INVESTOR DAY AMZN: NASDAQ RALLYKNIN: LOOKING DOWNPLD: FLIPPING ASSETSWTC: BOLT-ON DEALCAT: YIELD MATTERSKO: NEW COOLOW: INVESTOR DAY UPS: CYCLICAL UPSIDE

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As in air freight, reduced passenger demand is sinking ferry companies. Brittany Ferries, which makes just 25% of its revenues from freight, is asking for a French government bailout in the form of a tax break. It is already repaying a €117m loan, secured recently, and is laying up a ship and shuttering some services, reports Business Live.

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