Groupe Eurotunnel: CMA is determined to ban MyFerryLink

18/09/2014

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 a certain number of observations for the CMA with the objective of, amongst other things, enabling MyFerryLink to continue its business under optimal conditions whilst awaiting the outcome of the appeal which will be heard ...

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Keith Barker-Main
September 20, 2014 at 9:28 am
After 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.

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Terence Bone
October 15, 2014 at 10:32 pm
Absolutely 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.

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- d.read
  November 26, 2014 at 10:52 am
  not to mention that P&O Ferries is owned by a company from Dubai……..
  
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L Charlton
July 05, 2015 at 10:43 pm
I 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?

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