Future looking bleak for MyFerryLink
The UK’s Competition Authority has backed its initial decision to ban Eurotunnel from operating a ...
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published a draft order on 23 July 2014, with the intention of preventing Groupe Eurotunnel from operating ferries from the port of Dover. The draft was published to enable consultation with the interested parties.
In this context, Groupe Eurotunnel prepared ...
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Keith Barker-Main
September 20, 2014 at 9:28 amAfter the demise of the hovercraft services which were the fastest, tThe route is better served since MyFerryLink took to it. We should be encouraging, not stifling, operators.
Terence Bone
October 15, 2014 at 10:32 pmAbsolutely disgusting decision to ban myferrylink, it makes me ashamed to be British. Ok so what if Eurotunnel are major shareholders at least they’re anglo french, DFDS who are complaining about it are actually Danish, what right do they have to tell us who operates in Anglo French waters, trust the British to shoot the British in the foot.
d.read
November 26, 2014 at 10:52 amnot to mention that P&O Ferries is owned by a company from Dubai……..
L Charlton
July 05, 2015 at 10:43 pmI thought the CMA were meant to look after the interest of the customers and maintain a competitive marketplace. A 60% share (Groupe Eurotunnel) is hardly a crushing majority considering most of that is in the monopolized train services.
The judge overseeing the proceeding has said the CMA were not competent in this situation as the companies were not merged per se.
Seen many empty ferries lately?
Come on CMA lets focus on areas that matter to the wider public, energy markets? How is that investigation going?