Condor freight service cancelled after French port workers strike

On Saturday 23 May, stevedores at St Malo refused to load trailers destined for Jersey, Guernsey and Portsmouth without warning. Credit: ITV Channel TV

Condor says it could face further disruption to its freight services because of industrial action by workers in St Malo.

On Saturday 23 May, the company was forced to cancel its Commodore Goodwill freight service between the French port and the Channel Islands after stevedores refused to load trailers destined for Jersey, Guernsey and Portsmouth without warning.

The stevedores were employed by St Malo Manutention (SMM), which offers freight and handling services to all ferry and shipping operators in St Malo.

Condor hopes that further action will not impact on its plans to resume its passenger sailings from St Malo to Jersey, which it hopes to do as soon as possible. The company also plans to begin services to Guernsey later in the summer, subject to travel and quarantine restrictions being relaxed.