Dubai-Owned Ferry Firm Firing 800 UK Staff ‘Wholly Unacceptable’: Minister

P&O European Causeway ferry docked at Larne Port, Northern Ireland, on March 17, 2022. PA

The decision by a Dubai-owned ferry firm to fire 800 UK-based staff with no notice is “wholly unacceptable,” a UK minister has said.

P&O Ferries, which was bought by Dubai-based logistics giant DP World in 2019, sparked outrage on Thursday when it fired 800 seafarers without any prior notice.