SeaFrance is a defunct French company operating a cargo-passenger ferry line between Calais (France) and Dover (United Kingdom) across the English Channel .
| Searance | |
|---|---|
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| Type of | State company |
| Base | 1996 |
| Founders | |
| Location |  France : Calais |
| Industry | Sea ferry freight and passenger transportation |
| Number of employees | 880 (2012) |
| Parent company | |
| Site | www.seafrance.com |
The company was liquidated in 2012.
Ferries and line crossed the company My Ferry Link [1] .
100% of the company belonged to the state railway company SNCF .
Bankruptcy History
Since October 2008, the monthly losses of the company amounted to approximately € 3 million. The main reason for this was a sharp decrease in freight traffic [2] .
In early 2009, SeaFrance proposed a restructuring plan, which included, inter alia, the sale of the company to the French ferry operators LD Lines or Brittany Ferries. However, shareholders rejected this offer. [2] .
Despite disagreements with shareholders, the company began restructuring and laid off 725 employees.
Since November 2011, four ferries of the company have stopped their work.
The company was liquidated on January 9, 2012 [1] .
SeaFrance staff before liquidation totaled 880 people.
After Bankruptcy
Two Berlioz and Rodin vessels, previously owned by SeaFrance, were bought by Eurotunnel and leased to My Ferry Link [1] .
My Ferry Link hired 400 people, mostly former SeaFrance employees.
Sources
- ↑ 1 2 3 My Ferry Link opened a ferry line between Calais (France) and Douvres (United Kingdom) // Russian Shipping, 08/22/2012
- ↑ 1 2 Elizabeth Kuznetsova - SeaFrance may go to the bottom // Kommersant-Online, 12/13/2011