Peel Ports Liverpool seize P&O Vessel

[Art0ir]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-52316956

This has probably flown under the radar for most people today but should be concerning to everyone. The Maritime industry is in dire straits at the moment, especially for those in the Passenger business. Even freight only operators are nowhere close to balancing the books in the current climate. Hopefully as a group of island nations, the governments on both side of the Irish sea extend some support.

[hidetheelephants]

Peel Ports are snide as fk, Whittaker would sell his own grandmother if it made a profit. On the other hand P&O are no strangers to snidey behaviour either. Who knows what the truth is.

[rdjohn]

The last 2 paragraphs are perhaps the most appropriate.

[Evercross]

Art0ir said:

Hopefully as a group of island nations, the governments on both side of the Irish sea extend some support.

Sounds like this is exactly what the people behind this are counting on. Holding governments to ransom.

[Digga]

hidetheelephants said:

Peel Ports are snide as fk, Whittaker would sell his own grandmother if it made a profit. On the other hand P&O are no strangers to snidey behaviour either. Who knows what the truth is.

Indeed, although my money is on Peel Ports being the real bd in this story.

[alangla]

Maybe it got photographed overstaying its berth time by one of those camera vans that circle around the airports they own? £600k sounds about right for the cost of the parking ticket.

[Wacky Racer]

I used to live next to John Whittaker many years ago.

Peel Holdings are having a rough time at the moment, but I feel there's a bit more to this story.

[PeteinSQ]

Wacky Racer said:

I used to live next to John Whittaker many years ago.

Peel Holdings are having a rough time at the moment, but I feel there's a bit more to this story.

I went to school with one of his sons. He was a really, really nice guy so I'm surprised at the stories of his father being a not decent person.

[hidetheelephants]

PeteinSQ said:

Wacky Racer said:

I used to live next to John Whittaker many years ago.

Peel Holdings are having a rough time at the moment, but I feel there's a bit more to this story.

I went to school with one of his sons. He was a really, really nice guy so I'm surprised at the stories of his father being a not decent person.

Peel Ports behaviour prior to and after the Flying Phantom incident tell me all I need to know about their corporate priorities, it's all about the bottom line.

[Wacky Racer]

PeteinSQ said:

Wacky Racer said:

I used to live next to John Whittaker many years ago.

Peel Holdings are having a rough time at the moment, but I feel there's a bit more to this story.

I went to school with one of his sons. He was a really, really nice guy so I'm surprised at the stories of his father being a not decent person.

The thing about John Whittaker is he is a hard nosed businessman, who takes massive gambles which usually come off, The Trafford Centre was a huge gamble on some waste land at Dumplington by the Manchester ship canal.

The last few years share prices have plummeted, but at 78, I doubt he'll starve.

Regarding his family, he idolised his mother, he even displays her old Mercedes in The Trafford Centre.