MyFerryLink
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| Genre | Ferry company |
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| Fate | Service discontinued. Eurotunnel leased MS Rodin and MS Berlioz to DFDS Seaways |
| Predecessor | Seafrance |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | Eurotunnel & Scop SeaFrance |
| Defunct | 1 July 2015 |
| Headquarters | Calais, France |
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Area served
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United Kingdom, France, English Channel, Dover, Calais |
| Services | Passenger transportation, freight transportation |
| Website | www |
MyFerryLink was an English Channel passenger and freight ferry company which began operating between Dover and Calais in August 2012. The MyFerryLink fleet consisted of two modern ferries – sister ships the MS Rodin and the MS Berlioz – that carried passengers and freight, and one dedicated freight ship, the MS Nord Pas-de-Calais. It was formed following the liquidation of SeaFrance. MyFerryLink offered passengers up to sixteen sailings between Dover and Calais every day, and additional services for freight.
The ships were leased to a workers' co-operative, Scop SeaFrance, that operated the company’s sailings between Britain and France and employed all the on-board staff. It was a , (French) or SCOP
On 6 June 2013, the UK Competition Commission ruled that Eurotunnel, which leased the three MyFerryLink vessels to the SCOP, could no longer operate ferry services from Dover, due to the proportion of the cross-Channel market that they held as a result. The ruling was appealed by Eurotunnel, allowing sailings operated by the company to continue as normal.
On 1 April 2014 the UK Competition Commission ceased to exist and its functions were transferred to the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
On 20 May 2014, the CMA ruled that the SCOP could no longer operate ferry services from Dover. Scop SeaFrance pointed out a potential conflict of interest: an ex accountant of DFDS was now a member of UK Competition Commission, and appealed.
On 15 May 2015 the Court of Appeal overturned the CMA ruling, on the grounds of "fair competition", but the CMA then lodged an appeal to the UK Supreme Court.
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