P&O Ferries

British ferry company

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P&O Ferries is a British shipping company that operates ferries from Scotland to Northern Ireland, and from England to Continental Europe. The company was created in 2002 through mergers and acquisitions within P&O. It has been owned by Dubai-based DP World since 2019.

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Controversial P&O Ferries boss Hebblethwaite to quit The man dubbed "Britain’s most hated boss" for his controversial policy of sacking hundreds of seafarers and replacing them with cheaper agency staff is to quit. Sky News - Published 1 week ago
Port giant 'discredited' by minister despite £1bn investment The chairman of P&O Ferries' parent company DP World has told Sky News he went ahead with a £1bn investment in the UK despite feeling "discredited" by criticism from a cabinet minister. Sky News - Published on March 28, 2025
Nearly £50m spent on P&O firing and replacing 800 British workers P&O Ferries spent more than £47m summarily sacking hundreds of seafarers in 2022, helping it cut losses by more than £125m and putting it on a path to profitability, according to accounts due to be.. Sky News - Published on November 13, 2024

P&O Ferries' fire-and-rehire boss says he couldn't live on wage he pays his staff The boss of P&O Ferries - known for its fire-and-rehire of nearly 800 workers - has said he could not live on the less than £5-per-hour some of his staff are paid. Sky News - Published on May 7, 2024
'Absolutely nothing' done to boost workers' rights a year on from P&O sackings, say unions Unions have accused the government of doing "absolutely nothing" to strengthen workers' protections a year after the sackings of nearly 800 P&O Ferries workers without notice. Sky News - Published on March 17, 2023