P&O, DFDS Get French Antitrust Complaints on Dover-Calais (1)

Nov. 25, 2021, 11:48 AM UTC

P&O and DFDS have been sent statements of objections by French antitrust regulators over possibly unlawful capacity-sharing agreements to allocate road-haulage customers on the Dover-Calais route.

  • France’s Autorite de la Concurrence says in Thursday press release that the statements of objections were sent this week
  • DFDS said it will cooperate with French authorities and provide all required documentation
    • “We believe that the agreement will cut down waiting times for our customers and reduce queues in the ports”
  • P&O declined to comment
  • SEE: U.K.’s CMA Probes P&O Ferries, DFDS Capacity Sharing Pact

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