Thibaut Rougelot

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Jean-Marc Puissesseau, president of the Port of Calais is interviewed by a television crew. Photograph: Sylvain Lefevre/Getty
Calais port: ‘The problem for us now is not Brexit. It’s Covid’

He claims it is the wind, but there is a tear in the eye of the head of Calais port, Jean-Marc Puissesseau, as the ferry Pride of Kent docks safely sh(...)

Truck drivers appear to be steering clear of Calais, at least for now. Photograph: Sharon Gaffney
Covid overtakes Brexit in priorities of fatigued Calais business owners
  • Europe
  • December 31, 2020, 20:28

Mariah Carey hits blast out from a speaker beside a shuttered restaurant in central Calais, but all the locals seem to want for Christmas is a break f(...)

The terminal building at Calais Port, France. Photograph: Sharon Gaffney
Additional 700 customs officers hired to keep freight moving in Calais
  • Europe
  • December 31, 2020, 15:12

French customs officials say there is unlikely to be a repeat of the chaos experienced by truck drivers in parts of northern France and the UK in rece(...)