Bob and the ferry companies

• howard mcsweeney1

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  13 September 2011     15:16126282
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  http://www.kentonline.co.uk/east_kent_mercury/news/2011/september/13/port_of_dover.aspx
• Brian Dixon

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  13 September 2011     15:47126288
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  sounds like under hand tactics by one or the other.
• howard mcsweeney1

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  14 September 2011     09:54126447
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  an update here.
  
  http://www.kentonline.co.uk/east_kent_mercury/news/2011/september/14/fees_not_fattening_up_port.aspx
• Guest 698

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  14 September 2011     12:12126464
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  Dr Bob is being a little disingenuous. He well knows that Dover has an effective total monopoly of the short sea crossing market for large ferries.
  I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
• Brian Dixon

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  14 September 2011     15:35126480
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  the plot thickens.
• Charlie Norman

  • Location: Dover
  14 September 2011     15:59126488
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  Well...he is used to dealing with Aeroplanes......
• howard mcsweeney1

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  21 September 2011     12:28127574
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  a further update on the saga.
  
  http://www.kentonline.co.uk/east_kent_mercury/news/2011/september/21/more_savings_at_port.aspx
• Guest 715

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  21 September 2011     13:09127581
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  Seafrance would lose more staff and do less maintenance by the sound of that, not sure that would be good for anyone?
  Audere est facere.
• howard mcsweeney1

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  21 September 2011     15:00127591
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  not too sure about the single handed mooring either.
  
  bob's brief sounds like a clever trevor, only the best hired.
• Guest 683

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  21 September 2011     15:45127596
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  I assume the ferry companies have something more substantial up their sleeves or they will end up looking pretty foolish and considerably out of pocket!
• howard mcsweeney1

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  21 September 2011     16:05127601
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  we do not know who the q.c. for the ferry companies will be yet, i bet it is not someone from legal aid.
  
  whoever it is will put a lot of pressure on the harbour board i am sure.
• howard mcsweeney1

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  23 September 2011     12:08127860
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  now we hear that bob is undercharging.
  
  http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/Hike-fees-harbour/story-13389611-detail/story.html
• Charlie Norman

  • Location: Dover
  23 September 2011     13:35127871
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  You have rather taken that out of context Mr McSweeney
  
  
  I am rather inclined to agree with this.....the Dover Harbour Board as it stands now could not run a p-up in a brewery
• Guest 705

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  24 September 2011     00:03127911
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  What about a waterfall in a drydock?
  Never give up...
• Brian Dixon

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  24 September 2011     06:47127917
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  or a feris wheel in the outer harbour.
• howard mcsweeney1

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  26 September 2011     14:01128264
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  late start to proceedings today unless they had been for a break, this was taken about 12.30.
  
  

  
• howard mcsweeney1

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  28 September 2011     17:39128662
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  p and o chief executive plays the jobs card, always tugs at the heartstrings.
  
  http://www.kentonline.co.uk/east_kent_mercury/news/2011/september/28/ferry_bosss_lack_of_trust.aspx