Ferry company stops Spanish route
A FERRY company is to withdraw from a busy route, putting more than 250 jobs at risk, it was announced yesterday.
P&O Ferries will stop its crossings from Portsmouth to Bilbao in Spain at the end of September.
The final day – September 27 – coincides with the end of the charter of the Pride of Bilbao vessel used on the route.
A total of 252 people work on the Pride of Bilbao, including 130 agency staff. A further 12 staff work in the company's shore operation in Bilbao.
Services will operate normally up to September 27.