Recall the recent , contraversal , contract handled to a company to run an " Emergency " ferry servoce
in case the tradional Channel ports could not cope ?
Some of what's been reported recently ... you just couldn't make up ... just too ridiculous ?
A NEVER ENDING PANTOMINE WHICH WAS NEVER FUNNY AFTER THE FIRST MINUTE ?
in case the tradional Channel ports could not cope ?
Brexit : Budget cuts threaten Ramsgate ferry plan.
A decision is due on budget cuts that could prevent Ramsgate reopening as a ferry port to ease pressure on other routes in the case of a no-deal Brexit.
The government handed Seaborne Freight a £13.8m contract to run a service to Ostend, in Belgium, under contingency plans to alleviate any delays at Dover.
But the local council is considering cuts to port spending that would make roll-on, roll-off services impossible.
Thanet councillors in Kent will vote on the proposed £630,000 cuts later.
The council has been pumping money into the port to keep it in a state of readiness for ferry operations.
Some of what's been reported recently ... you just couldn't make up ... just too ridiculous ?
A NEVER ENDING PANTOMINE WHICH WAS NEVER FUNNY AFTER THE FIRST MINUTE ?