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Dover

This is the update for 06h00 Thursday 31st July 2014.

Please note: all dangerous goods and plug-in requirements must be declared at the point of check-in

The Port of Calais is now able to accept out of gauge vehicles for Category I and Category II. Please contact us for further details +33 (0) 1 304 862539 or freightops.calais@poferries.com. All vehicles carrying dangerous goods may only remain in Calais for 12 hours after arrival.

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Calais

This is the update for 06h00 Thursday 31st July 2014.

All services are operating to schedule

Please note: all dangerous goods and plug-in requirements must be declared at the point of check-in.

The Port of Calais is now able to accept out of gauge vehicles for Category I and Category II. Please contact us for further details +33 (0) 1 304 862539 or freightops.calais@poferries.com. All vehicles carrying dangerous goods may only remain in Calais for 12 hours after arrival.

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IRISH SEA

This is the update at 06:00hrs on Thursday 31st July 2014

Dublin & Liverpool

All services are operating to schedule with spaces currently available.

Larne, Cairnryan & Troon

All services are operating to schedule with spaces currently available.

If you wish to make a booking or amend an existing booking, please contact our Freight Reservations Department on 0871 66 4 2222

 **The latest sailing information will be updated on our Travel Information and Weather Line on +44 (0)845 832 8888**

General Information 

 The construction of the Belfast to Larne A8 Dual Carriageway scheme commenced in Autumn 2012. Speed restrictions of 40mph are in place at various sections along the route. Works are expected to take up to two and a half years to complete and customers travelling to the Port of Larne should allow extra time for their journey.

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Hull

This is the update for 09:00hrsWednesday 30th July July 2014. 

The Pride of Rotterdam ex Europoort arrived 07:00hrs and will sail to Europoort 20.30hrs. 

The Pride of Bruges ex Zeebrugge arrived at 08:30hrs and will sail to Zeebrugge at 18:30hrs. 

P&O Ferries is committed to achieving the best possible security standards for our customers, their freight units and the goods carried. In order to maximize the effectiveness of security efforts with subject to security, would you kindly support our request for all soft sided loaded freight units to be properly closed and sealed prior to delivery to terminal. This will not stop fraud and illegal migration but it will rule out some of the risks posed.

Could you please advise your staff and contractors that we will be implementing security checks fully on your arriving units as from 1st of August.

Teesport

This is the update for 0900hrs Wednesday 30th July 

The Boresong ex Zeebrugge is expected at 13.00hrs and will sail to Zeebrugge  at 20.00hrs  __________________________________________  

Tilbury

Please be advised that due to low freight volumes over the weekend we have decided to cancel the ZETL 31-05-14 1000hrs and TLZE 31-05-14 1000hrs services. Our schedule is now as follows for the weekend:

ZETL 30-05-14        2200hrs

TLZE 30-05-14        2000hrs

ZETL 31-05-14        2200hrs

TLZE 31-05-14        1400hrs (discharges 010614 0600hrs)

ZETL 01-06-14        2000hrs

TLZE 01-06-14        1800hrs

ZETL 02-06-14        2200hrs

TLZE 02-06-14        2000rhs

Zeebrugge  Hull / Teesport/ Tilbury service 

This is the update for 30/07/14 at 09:00hrs