P&O Ferries has introduced that each one companies have been suspended this weekend with clients advised to search out one other operator to journey with - regardless of beforehand stating that enterprise was set to renew.
The scandal-hit ferry firm has cancelled all operations since March, after its resolution to sack 800 workers members and substitute them with company staff sparked nationwide outrage.
A submit to Twitter account P&O Updates learn: "All P&O Ferries Passenger Providers are suspended this weekend.
"For journey 8/9/tenth April please re-book instantly with one other operator earlier than arriving on the port."
The corporate was making preparations to renew companies from Dover subsequent week, however in a u-turn at this time introduced that they're already cancelled, the Mirror studies.
The announcement will undoubtedly exacerbate the logjam on the M20 through which Operation Brock has been instigated, Kent On-line studies.
At this time, which is the eighth day of journey disruption in Kent, there's a huge queue of visitors ready to get into the Port of Dover.
Rival DFDS has warned of delays of up two hours on its companies from Dover to Calais and that it isn't accepting P&O clients.
Chris Parker, DFDS director, mentioned it was working ferries as "quick as we will".
The ferry operator has greater than 40,000 passengers booked on its companies from Dover this weekend, a 50% enhance on final weekend.
There may be an anticipated 30,000,000 anticipated to hit the roads forward of the Easter holidays.
Round 13.6million are anticipated on Good Friday alone.
With journey chaos set to proceed this weekend as hundreds of holidaymakers and truckers face additional delays heading to the channel port of Dover, fears are mounting that the native council is ready to declare a "main incident".
In an open letter Dover District Council chief, Trevor Bartlett, mentioned the city would "not tolerate one other weekend of gridlock".
Mr Bartlett added: "We will likely be monitoring the state of affairs carefully all through the weekend and I cannot hesitate to authorise DDC officers to declare a serious incident if we see indicators of the type of congestion witnessed final weekend."
Declaring a serious incident would "pressure the problem" and "set off a extra strong response" from authorities, Mr Bartlett mentioned.
Passengers heading to the port are being suggested to depart "loads of further time".
Nationwide Highways mentioned: "All drivers planning to journey in or by means of Kent ought to plan forward, comply with diversion indicators, test earlier than they journey and depart loads of further time for his or her journey."
DFDS ferries is reporting delays of two hours on its companies from Dover to Calais and isn't accepting P&O clients.
The corporate's director of capability, Chris Parker, urged individuals to not journey to the port except they'd booked upfront.
DFDS had been taking P&O clients, left with out transport when the agency sacked 800 workers and cancelled its companies in March.
However It is not going to take these passengers over the "peak weekend".
Talking on BBC Breakfast Mr Parker mentioned: "We can't take a full load of our personal passengers after which have extra passengers from P&O, we merely do not have the capability.
"We took the choice that we'd be higher off to deal with our personal passengers, and never disappoint P&O passengers arriving on the port.
"The worst factor is to have individuals turning up and for us to say 'we're actually sorry however we do not need the area for you'.
"It is unlucky."
All six DFDS ships are working on Friday at most capability, with 54 sailings throughout the Channel.
Mr Parker urged individuals to make superior bookings and never merely "flip up on the port".
He mentioned: "We won't be able to course of you".
A 23-mile stretch of the M20 in Kent stays closed as a part of Operation Brock.
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