In an internal company statement, the ferry operator said it will be “making a major announcement today” which will “secure the long-term viability of P&O Ferries”.
The statement added: “To facilitate this announcement all our vessels have been asked to discharge their passengers and cargo and stand by for further instructions.
“This means we’re expecting all our ports to experience serious disruption today.”
A number of P&O ferries have starting mooring at the Port of Dover in Kent ahead of the announcement – as these pictures show.
. Three P&O ferries, Spirit of Britain, Pride of Canterbury and Pride of Kent moor up
Three P&O ferries, Spirit of Britain, Pride of Canterbury and Pride of Kent moor up in the cruise terminal at the Port of Dover in Kent as the company has suspended sailings ahead of a "major announcement" but insisted it is "not going into liquidation". Photo: Gareth Fuller
1. Three P&O ferries, Spirit of Britain, Pride of Canterbury and Pride of Kent moor up
The ferry operator said in an internal statement it will make “a major announcement” which will “secure the long-term viability of P&O Ferries”. Photo: Gareth Fuller
2. It operates four routes: Dover to Calais; Hull to Rotterdam; Liverpool to Dublin; and Cairnryan, Scotland, to Larne
A spokesman for the firm said: “P&O Ferries is not going into liquidation. “We have asked all ships to come alongside, in preparation for a company announcement. Photo: Gareth Fuller
3. Three P&O ferries, which is owned by Dubai-based logistics giant DP World, moor up
P&O Ferries, which transports passengers and freight, is owned by Dubai-based logistics giant DP World. Photo: Gareth Fuller
4. A stock picture of a P&O ferries cross the English Chann
P&O Ferries said in the statement that “to facilitate this announcement all our vessels have been asked to discharge their passengers and cargo and stand by for further instructions”. Photo: Gareth Fuller