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Eurotunnel Dover-Calais MyFerryLink loses appeal

Eurotunnel’s MyFerryLink has lost an appeal against a decision its service should be barred from operating between Dover and Calais.

According to the BBC, the company was told it must terminate the cross-Channel service, which has been running since 2012, following a ruling by the Competition Appeal Tribunal.

Eurotunnel bought three ships from SeaFrance after it went bust in 2012, with MyFerryLink operating up to 24 daily crossings on the Dover-Calais route.

A spokesman from Groupe Eurotunnel said the company would now seek a buyer for MyFerryLink.

He said: “This decision is illogical. It reduces competition across the short straits and it is contrary to the interests of free trade.”

Jacques Gounon, chairman and chief executive officer of Groupe Eurotunnel said: “MyFerryLink is an operating and commercial success.

“We are proud to have succeeded where so many others have failed.

“Given the position of the British authorities, the future of MyFerryLink will now be determined outside the group.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ellen Forster .