The Scop SeaFrance was placed in liquidation by the commercial court in Boulogne-sur-Mer, said Friday AFP a judicial source. Justice has preferred this decision to a possible continuation of activity of the Scop a period of six months. The liquidation will allow the payment of 487 employees, the Scop not having sufficient cash to do so.
Last week, Secretary of State for Transport, Alain Vidal, had proposed a crisis protocol by nine points in the MyFerryLink folder. With the key safeguard 380 jobs in the Scop SeaFrance. After two round tables in the presence of Alain Vidal and different protagonists of MyFerryLink file – the second of which was held this Thursday – an overall agreement could be found. However, DFDS – MyFerryLink buyer of two vessels operated by the Scop and belonging to Eurotunnel – is committed to “communicate the details of the positions of its takeover proposal” after the dismissal of sailors .
Access to the port of Calais again blocked
The announcement came in a rather explosive context. Access to the port of Calais was blocked again Friday morning by the sailors of the Scop SeaFrance, dissatisfied with the measures proposed by the government. The former employees of the company, worried about the sustainability of their jobs, have regularly taken action punch since the announcement of Eurotunnel to sell two of its ships.
E. M.
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