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Dover

This is the update for 06h00 Friday 23rd January 2015

Please be advised that all our services are on time with space available.

 [Dover] Operation Stack Phase 2 (starts J9 M20) is in place. All freight is being directed to Stack from A2

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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 Friday 23rd January 2015

Please be advised that all our services are on time with space available.

 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 for  06:00hrs Friday 23.01.15

>Dublin & Liverpool.

>All sailings are on schedule

Larne & Cairnryan

All sailings are on schedule

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

>General Information 

>**Temporary Road Closures - A36 Shanes Hill Road, Larne / Road Traffic Regulation (NI) Order 1997 - Article 7

Notice is hereby given that A36 Shanes Hill Road, Larne will be closed to vehicular traffic and pedestrias from the junction

of A8 Belfast Road to a point approximately 600 metres east of that junction from Monday 19th January 2015 for a period of 

6 x weeks to facilitate ongoing major roadworks on A8 Belfast Road. 

Larne bound traffic will be diverted via Deerpark Road (south)

Ballymena bound traffic will be diverted via A8 to Ballynure, A57 to Templepatrick, M2 Motorway (north) and A26 Lisnevenagh Road.

>**Road Works - M2 Belfast bound off-slip at Junction 5 Templepatrick

Road works will commence shortly that will affect the M2 Belfast bound off-slip at Junction 5 at Templepatrick, which would be used by traffic going to Larne.

The off slip will be closed from 02/02/15 for three weeks.

The contractor will place a VMS sign between junctions 6 and 7. The wording can be altered as required but will state the following –

• JUNCTION 5 OFF SLIP CLOSED AHEAD
• FOR TEMPLEPATRICK / LARNE USE JUNCTION 6
• FOLLOW DIVERSION

The construction of the Belfast to Larne A8 Dual Carriageway scheme commenced in Autumn 2012 and is progressing at a steady speed. Traffic is now flowing on approximately 5km of newly constructed sections of road with speed restrictions of 40mph in place. Although there are fully trained traffic marshals patrolling the site on a daily basis to ensure there is a free flow of traffic at all times, customers travelling to the Port of Larne are advised to allow some extra time.

The completed works are on target for Spring 2015, and will provide an enhanced road to Larne Harbour, with shorter journey time from Belfast. The road will not feature any roundabouts, allowing for an uninterrupted journey of 14.5km.

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Hull

This is the update for 09:00hrs Thursday 22nd January 2015.

The Pride of Rotterdam ex Europoort arrived at 07:00hrs and will sail to Europoort at 20:30hrs 

The Pride of Bruges ex Zeebrugge arrived at 08:15hrs 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 09:00 Thursday 22nd January 2015

The Mistral ex Zeebrugge expected to arrive at 13:00hrs and will sail to Zeebrugge at 20:00hrs.

The Wilhelmine ex Europoort expected to arrive at 15:00hrs and will sail to Europoort at 22:00hrs.

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Tilbury

This is the update for 06h00 Thursday 22nd January 2015

All services are currently running on time with space available

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Rotterdam (Europoort)

23-01-2015

mv Pride of Rotterdam ex Hull will arrive at 08:30 hrs and will leave for Hull at 21:00 hrs

mv Wilhelmine ex Teesport will arrive at 17:00 hrs and will leave for Teesport Saturday at 14:00 hrs

24-01-2015

mv Pride of Hull ex Hull will arrive at 09:00 hrs and will leave for Hull at 20:30 hrs

mv Wilhelmine will leave for Teesport at 14:00 hrs 

25-01-2015

mv Pride of Hull ex Hull will arrive at 09:00 hrs and will leave for Hull at 20:30 hrs

Weather:

Cloudy day, temp between -1 and 4 dgr, wind will comes from the south east max 4 bft

 Zeebrugge:

Zeebrugge  Hull / Teesport/ Tilbury service 

This is the update for 23/01/2015