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| Ferry sailings cancelled amid further Calais strike | Ferry sailings cancelled amid further Calais strike |
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| Strike action in Calais has led to the closure of the port and suspension of ferry sailings from Dover. | |
| MyFerryLink workers in France have taken industrial action for the second time within a week after its ferries were sold to rival firm DFDS Seaways. | MyFerryLink workers in France have taken industrial action for the second time within a week after its ferries were sold to rival firm DFDS Seaways. |
| All ferry services between the Port of Dover and Calais are affected by the action, although DFDS is still sailing to Dunkirk as normal. | All ferry services between the Port of Dover and Calais are affected by the action, although DFDS is still sailing to Dunkirk as normal. |
| Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin chaired an emergency Cobra meeting. | Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin chaired an emergency Cobra meeting. |
| Upon leaving he said: "We're looking at the situation and working with the French government." | Upon leaving he said: "We're looking at the situation and working with the French government." |
| Highways England said Operation Stack - where lorries use part of the M20 to queue for Channel crossings - has been implemented. | |
| Passengers have been advised to contact ferry operators before travelling. | Passengers have been advised to contact ferry operators before travelling. |
| A Eurotunnel spokesman said: "At the moment the strike is affecting the port and ferry services only and all our services are running well. | A Eurotunnel spokesman said: "At the moment the strike is affecting the port and ferry services only and all our services are running well. |
| "We are braced with contingency plans should that change." | "We are braced with contingency plans should that change." |
| Last week's disruption lasted 36 hours and saw blockades at the French port and the Channel Tunnel in Coquelles. | Last week's disruption lasted 36 hours and saw blockades at the French port and the Channel Tunnel in Coquelles. |
| Parts of the M20 in Kent were closed with lorries waiting to cross the Channel queuing on the carriageway. | Parts of the M20 in Kent were closed with lorries waiting to cross the Channel queuing on the carriageway. |
| In France, migrants trying to enter the UK via Dover sought to exploit the port strike by attempting to climb on board lorries. | In France, migrants trying to enter the UK via Dover sought to exploit the port strike by attempting to climb on board lorries. |
| Kent Police said they were monitoring the latest situation. | Kent Police said they were monitoring the latest situation. |
| MyFerryLink is due to cease operations after 2 July following the sale of its ferries. | MyFerryLink is due to cease operations after 2 July following the sale of its ferries. |