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Post by ferryfast admin on Nov 15, 2011 10:34:14 GMT -5
15 November 2011 Last updated at 06:42 ET
SeaFrance suspends ferry services pending court ruling
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-15738181
Part of Dover The European Commission rejected a rescue plan for SeaFrance by French railway operator SNCF
SeaFrance has suspended its Dover to Calais ferries for 48 hours ahead of a decision on Wednesday on its future.
The French ferry company said it had halted its scheduled services to "safeguard ships, passengers and crew".
It said it was "conscious of the inconvenience this situation is causing and we apologise for this".
It comes after the European Commission rejected a rescue plan for the firm, ruling that a €200m (£176m) bailout from the French Government was illegal.
It stated that the rescue plan by French railway operator SNCF breached state aid rules.
A decision on the future of the company will be made at the Tribunal of Commerce in Paris.
SeaFrance has four ferries sailing between Dover and Calais, carrying more than 3.5 million passengers each year.
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