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UPDATED: Ferry deadline passes without appeal

The 6 January deadline for appeals against the the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal's judgement on Eurotunnel’s purchase of SeaFrance ferries handed down on 4 December – with no such appeals having been received. In December, the Tribunal threw out an earlier decision by the Competition Commission to ban Eurotunnel subsidiary MyFerryLink from operating on the Dover-Calais route, using former SeaFrance. This in turn followed a June 2013 ruling by the Competition ... [+]

Eurotunnel ferry line lives on

A UK Competition Appeal Tribunal has thrown out an earlier decision by the Competition Commission to ban Eurotunnel subsidiary MyFerryLink from operating on the Dover-Calais route. The CC ruled in June 2013 that Eurotunnel's ferry subsidiary amounted to unfair competion, but held back from banning the service for six months, ... [+]

Eurotunnel to fight on after Competition Commission bans MyFerryLink

Eurotunnel said it would launch an appeal against a UK Competition Commission decision on 6 June to prohibit it from operating its MyFerryLink service and to ban its vessels from the port of Dover. In a statement, Groupe Eurotunnel said it would “immediately appeal this decision which the group finds ... [+]

Eurotunnel rebuffs Competition Commission claims

Eurotunnel has made a formal response to the UK Competition Commission's provisional findings that its takeover of former SeaFrance assets to set up its MyFerryLink subsidiary would reduce competition on the Channel. It says that it “is surprised to find that, in order to maintain competition, it is first necessary that ... [+]

Eurotunnel takes to the water

Eurotunnel officially launched its new MyFerryLink ferry alternative to its tunnel shuttles on 10 December, promising a “businesslike approach” with a management team drawn from the private sector. Freight director Jean-Michel Copyans joins the new subsidiary from Brittany Ferries and, said Eurotunnel CEO, Jacques Gounon, the new management team would be ... [+]

Amber light for new ferry line

Eurotunnel got the green light on 7 November from the French Competition Authority for its plan to buy three vessels from bankrupt SeaFrance and operate them as an independent brand, MyFerryLink. However, the tunnel operator still needs a decision from the UK Competition Authorities, who are concerned about a reduction ... [+]
Dover's Tim Waggott (left) with Jean-Michel Giguet (MFL)

Many happy returns in Dover

The Port of Dover welcomed back the former Seafrance vessels Berlioz, Rodin and Nord-pas de Calais on 20 August. The ships now operate the Eurotunnel-owned MyFerryLink service to and from Calais. The first-named ships will provide four crossings a day to France and will be joined by the ‘Nord-Pas-de Calais’ freighter ... [+]

A new name for the Channel

Eurotunnel's new shipping subsidiary will be branded Myferrylink and could be in operation in mid-August, Eurotunnel chairman and CEO Jacques Gounon told a press conference on 23 July. Start of the new service would not have to await any decision by the competition authorities in Brussels, UK or France, said ... [+]

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