Opposition demand answers after Seaborne Freight contract

Andy McDonald asks urgent question on Seaborne Freight

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http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2019/parliamentary-news-2019/opposition-demand-answers-after-seaborne-freight-contract/http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2019/parliamentary-news-2019/opposition-demand-answers-after-seaborne-freight-contract/
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Mittwoch, Januar 9, 2019
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Seaborne Freight, Transport in Europe, DFDS, Brittany Ferries, Ferry, Transport, Maritime transport
Zusammenfassung
Key Points: 
  • Shadow Transport Secretary, Andy McDonald, asked the Government to provide details on the recently awarded contractto Seaborne Freight as part of its no-deal contingency planning.
  • This follows criticism faced by theTransport Secretary, Chris Grayling, after his department awarded a 14million contract to run cross-Channel ferries toSeaborne Freight, who do not currently own any ships and have never previously supplied a ferry service.
  • The Transport Secretary stated that a procurement exercise had taken place tosecure additional ferry capacity in the event of no-deal.
  • Three operators were awarded contracts: Brittany Ferries, DFDS and a third smaller contract to Seaborne Freight.
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