The A2Z Freight Directory - Latest News: "P&O Ferries set to close UK-Spain link
P&O Ferries will withdraw its 15-year-old Portsmouth-Bilbao route at the end of September because it was generating continued losses.
The service will close when the charter of the ship it uses, the Pride of Bilbao, which can carry up to 62 freight units, comes to an end.
P&O Ferries was notifying staff today as the company entered discussions with the workforce to mitigate job losses.
A total of 252 people work on the Pride of Bilbao, including 130 agency staff, and a further 12 people work at P&O’s shore operation in Bilbao.
P&O CEO Helen Deeble said: “We have examined every option very carefully and we have been trying for more than three years to find a suitable replacement ship in order to continue the service profitably." read more... The A2Z Freight Directory - Latest News
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