No passport, no go!
31 October 2007
Travellers between Britain and Ireland will need a passport when an electronic borders system comes into force in two years time.

Eurotunnel cuts freight-train tolls in half
30 October 2007
Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel freight has taken drastic measures to turn around its ailing rail Freight business by slashing tolls for trains by 50%.

On guard: Scotland's border patrol at Major Freight Ports
29 October 2007
Hours before the ferry even docks, special branch, customs and immigration have already agreed their "targets".

Aker Yards to build LNG-fueled ferries at French yard
29 October 2007
Aker Yards has signed a contract with Norway's Tide Sjo AS for three LNG-fueled ferries dedicated to operate the link between Oslo and the peninsula of Nesodden.

Licence fee sees jazz cruise cancelled
27 October 2007
A ferry company was singing the blues last night after bureaucrats torpedoed its plans for a jazz cruise around Cork harbour.

Algeria's immigration problems come home advice
26 October 2007
No longer simply a transition country for immigrants travelling from sub-Saharan Africa to Europe, Algeria has begun to see its own citizens risk everything to reach the haven they call Europe.

Passenger ferry scare
25 October 2007
The massive passenger ferry MS Crown of Scandinavia convinced onlookers that it was about to smash ashore in the narrow Drobak Sound near Oslo Thursday morning.

MP 'satisfied' after ferry talks between P&O Ferries and Stena Line
25 October 2007
Talks have been held over the collapse of P&O Ferries and Stena Line plans to expand port facilities in south west Scotland.

Rosyth ferry bid team 'hopeful'
25 October 2007
The team bidding for a new ferry service from Rosyth has said a strong case has now been put to the parent consortium tendering the route.

Port of Cork refused to lend E3m to Swansea-Cork Ferries for new ferry
24 October 2007
The reopening of Swansea-Cork Ferries service hung in the balance last night after it emerged that the Port of Cork had refused to lend the company 3 million Euros towards the cost of a new ferry.

Bid to cash in on Scrabster ferry links
24 October 2007
In the wake of Scrabster's reinstatement this summer as an international passenger port, efforts are under way to maximise the spin-offs to Far North businesses.

SpeedFerries to drop ban on motorcycles
23 October 2007
In early 2007 SpeedFerries, the low-cost ferry company, announced a ban on transporting motorcycles on its fast craft service from Dover to Boulogne.

Eurotunnel cuts rail freight cost
23 October 2007
Eurotunnel Freight is halving the cost of taking rail Freight through the Channel Tunnel, as it attempts to win more business from the ferry operators.

Norfolkline overhauls marketing strategy
22 October 2007
NorfolkLine Ferries is overhauling its database marketing strategy by building a detailed picture of each customer.

Ferry firms scrap harbour plans
22 October 2007
Ferry companies Stena Line and P&O Ferries have abandoned plans for a new multi-million pounds shared terminal in south west Scotland to serve Irish Sea routes.

Corsica offers treasures
22 October 2007
When travelling to Corsica you have the choice of flying or sailing from Marseille, Nice or Toulon in southern France.

Stena Line Announce it is Back to Business on the North Sea
21 October 2007
Ferry operator Stena Line offers business travellers a smarter way to travel with the Harwich to Hook of holland ferry service.

60,000 head to Paris for rugby cup final
19 October 2007
It has never been done before, a national rugby side winning successive World Cup tournaments.

Eurostar services cut back due to French strike
18 October 2007
International train operator Eurostar has cancelled ten services in order to minimise disruption over the strike by public sector workers in France today and tomorrow.

Rugby World Cup boosts Eurotunnel
18 October 2007
Increased passenger numbers on Eurostar thanks to the Rugby World Cup helped to push up the third-quarter earnings of Groupe Eurotunnel, the Channel Tunnel operator, in a boost to the recently-restructured group.

Awards for ferries
17 October 2007
Irish Ferries has won two top British travel awards for their sea services between Ireland and Britain.

Fire put out on Stena Line Irish Sea ferry
16 October 2007
An alarm was sparked after a fire broke out on a Stranraer to Belfast ferry carrying about 600 passengers and crew.

DFDS Seaways scoops top travel award
15 October 2007
Cruise ferry operator DFDS Seaways has sailed away with a prestigious award from the travel industry's annual `Oscars.

Fight breaks out on Channel ferry
15 October 2007
A fight on a cross-Channel ferry returning to Newhaven from Dieppe led to four people being arrested for affray.

Rush begins to get to final
14 October 2007
The rush has begun for tickets to next weekend's Rugby World Cup final in France , with fans clamouring to cross the Channel by plane, train and automobile.

Town could be left with no ferry route
13 October 2007
A Hampshire ferry service used by thousands of passengers every year is unlikely to be replaced if WightLink pulls out, the Daily Echo can reveal.

Scrabster weathering the storm
12 October 2007
Scrabster port operators are continuing to weather the ongoing downturn in the white fish industry.

Supplier fears as ship refitter goes bust
11 October 2007
A Hampshire ship refitter has collapsed with debts of £3.

Big scrum on the Channel rugby run
11 October 2007
Trains, boats and planes making the journey across the Channel are set to be packed this weekend as rugby union fans snap up the last available travel places to Paris for the France-England World Cup semi-final.

Winter link for Mersey
11 October 2007
A new winter weekend ferry service between Birkenhead and the Isle of Man has been confirmed.

Marfin acquires stake in Attica
04 October 2007
Marfin Investment Group has announced its acquisition of a controlling stake in Attica Holdings the Greek ferry operator confirming Marfins intentions to expand outside of its core banking business.

Transmanche: Lets stop the sillyness from before the local elections
03 October 2007
The members of the Port Development Committee met last week to draw up their report after nine months of management by the Syndicat Mixte of the port of Dieppe.

Freight Ferry Update
03 October 2007
UK hauliers have to face many challenges to make their business work in the 21st century, but a shortage of routes out of the country is not one of them.

Clear skies ahead for LD Lines
01 October 2007
Pierre Géhanne, president of the Louis-Dreyfus Lines group explains the healthy state of the Portsmouth-Le Havre route and reveals plans for future projects.

Lost in France: the Iraqis seeking a new life in Britain
01 October 2007
In a makeshift tent on wasteland behind a French lycée, a former peshmerga soldier from Iraq's Kurdistan sat huddled in a sleeping bag, cleaning his ears with a cotton bud.