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 area served united kingdom france english channel dover calais services passenger transportation freight transportation website www.myferrylink.com berlioz at the port of calais in august 2012 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 soci t coop rative et participative 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 . 1 the ruling was appealed by eurotunnel 2 allowing sailings operated by the company to continue as normal . 3 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 . 4 scop seafrance pointed out a potential conflict of interest an ex accountant of dfds was now a member of uk competition commission and appealed . 5 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 . 6 on 8 june 2015 eurotunnel tired of the continuous fight 7 their lease of the ships to scop seafrance was due to end on 1 july 2015 and they announced they would not extend it and instead had entered a lease buy deal for dfds to acquire the ships rodin and berlioz . eurotunnel will keep operating nord pas de calais for dangerous goods . myferrylink workers went on strike on 1 july 2015 in protest against expected job losses . myferrylink services ceased at midnight on 1 2 july . on 15 july myferrylink workers occupied both ms rodin and ms berlioz in the port of calais 8 and began sabotaging the ships in protest of their impending lease buy to dfds . 9 dfds ships were also refused entry by dockers to the port of calais and were only able to operate their dover dunkerque route 10 causing major congestion on both sides of the channel with operation stack still in place on the uk side . 11 dfds staff reported that the myferrylink workers had reportedly destroyed safety and alarm systems on the ships and activated flotation and life saving equipment so as to make the ships unusable . contents 1 facilities on board passenger services 2 former fleet 3 external links 4 references facilities on board passenger services edit passengers travelling on the berlioz and the rodin had access to a range of onboard facilities during the 90 minute crossing between dover and calais . these included le relais 12 a self service restaurant serving a range of meals including dishes for children prepared by onboard chefs . le pub 13 a bar where drinks and snacks could be purchased during the crossing . la boutique 14 an onboard shop selling alcohol tobacco perfumes and other gifts . playzone 15 a play area with toys and games for children . former fleet edit ship built in service left service notes rodin 2001 2012 2015 formerly seafrance rodin between 2001 and 2012 for seafrance chartered to dfds seaways france from july 2015 . berlioz 2005 2012 2015 formerly seafrance berlioz between 2005 and 2012 for seafrance chartered to dfds seaways france from july 2015 . nord pas de calais 1987 2012 2015 formerly nord pas de calais with snat sealink until 1996 then seafrance nord pas de calais for seafrance between 1996 and 2012 retained by eurotunnel for use to transport hazardous freight for eurotunnel that the tunnel can not take . external links edit official website myferrylink facebook page myferrylink on twitter references edit eurotunnel blocked from dover ferry service . bbc news . http www.eurotunnelgroup.com uploadedfiles assets uk media press releases 2013 press releases 130606 getvscc uk.pdf myferrylink . business as usual for myferrylink dover calais ferries after competition commission ruling . myferrylink.com . 20 05 2014 d p che afp myferrylink interdite du port de douvres le figaro 28 06 2014 myferrylink interdit de s jour en angleterre myferrylink la cma en cour supr me toutes fins utiles . www.lemarin.fr . retrieved 2015 06 16 . myferrylink eurotunnel c de deux bateaux au danois dfds http www.lavoixdunord.fr region conflit my ferry link calais les bateaux de dfds ia33b48581n2946267 http www.dover express.co.uk protesting french ferry workers blockading port story 26921773 detail story.html https twitter.com dfdsukupdates status 622079163181178880 https twitter.com highwaysseast status 622367454862417920 myferrylink . le relais restaurant meal deals on board myferrylink . myferrylink.com . myferrylink . le pub restaurants and pubs on board myferrylink . myferrylink.com . myferrylink . la boutique on board ferry shopping myferrylink . myferrylink.com . myferrylink . on board kids entertainment children s area myferrylink . myferrylink.com . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title myferrylink & oldid 690817124 categories ferry companies of francehidden categories articles with french language external linksarticles containing french language textofficial website different in wikidata and wikipedia navigation 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