P&O's ferries are 'ships of shame', with new crews paid just $2.38 an hour

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P&O's ferries are 'ships of shame', with new crews paid just $2.38 an hour

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P&O's ferries are 'ships of shame', with new crews paid just $2.38 an hour

Liverpool Headlines

News / Hauliers eye alternatives as Liverpool port remains clogged by shortsea rush

News / Port of Liverpool 'imploding' as congestion grows and hauliers refuse to enter

News / Allseas plans regular China-UK container shipping service with MPVs

News / Now 2M cuts delay-hit port of Liverpool from calls on transatlantic loop

News / 'Nightmare' for hauliers as demand swamps landside services at port of Liverpool

COMPANY NOTICES

News / UK freeports could have a 'catalytic impact' – but now the hard work begins

News / More direct calls avoiding the UK could reduce the nation to a feeder market

News / Maersk and MSC drop Felixstowe from transatlantic service and head for Liverpool

News / Shipping lines changing course with UK-Europe services as Brexit looms

News / Importer fury as UK port congestion means boxes may be stranded for weeks

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News / Felixstowe bans empties again as congestion builds and vessels 'cut and run'

News / New wave of transatlantic blankings – and alliances start to lose market share

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