The ferry operator said it had suspended all journeys before a “major company announcement”, adding: “ To facilitate this announcement all our vessels have been asked to discharge their passengers and cargo and stand by for further instructions.

Travellers and businesses face severe disruption at British ports after the leading operator of ferries between Dover and Calais suspended all its services “for the next few days”.

P&O Ferries has fired all 800 of its seafaring crew with immediate effect and will use cheaper agency workers to staff its ships.

Former employees said they were told they had lost their jobs via a pre-recorded video message.

Yup, sounds like a company run by shitlibs, alright.