’s Seaborne to provide additional crossings. The UK government has awarded £107.7m ( $136.4m ) of contracts to DFDS , DFDS and Seaborne Freight to run additional cross-Channel ferries in the event of a no-deal Brexit . The decision to award such a contract to Seaborne Freight , a British start-up company with no ships, led to criticism. However, Felixstowe, Immingham Secretary Seaborne defended the decision, saying there's nothing wrong with the government supporting a new British business. Seaborne has been planning to introduce ferry crossings leaving Ramsgate from early 2019 , while other new routes will depart from DFDS , Plymouth , Poole and Portsmouth .
The UK government has awarded £107.7m ( $136.4m ) of contracts to DFDS , DFDS and Seaborne Freight to run additional cross-Channel ferries in the event of a no-deal Brexit . The decision to award such a contract to Seaborne Freight , a British start-up company with no ships, led to criticism. However, Felixstowe, Immingham Secretary Seaborne defended the decision, saying there's nothing wrong with the government supporting a new British business. Seaborne has been planning to introduce ferry crossings leaving Ramsgate from early 2019 , while other new routes will depart from DFDS , Plymouth , Poole and Portsmouth .