Hi All
Bad news for Speedone - story from This Is Kent.co.uk
http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/news/SpeedFerries-facing-legal-battle-Dover-Harbour-Board-debt/article-467915-detail/article.html"SpeedFerries facing legal battle over Dover Harbour Board debt
Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 10:05
DOVER Harbour Board is set to take legal action against embattled ferry firm SpeedFerries over a 'substantial' unpaid bill for use of the Western Docks.
Last week the under-fire company saw its only vessel SpeedOne impounded at the French port of Boulogne in a row over debts owed to authorities there.
The ship's seizure forced the no-frills operator to cancel all sailings indefinitely while it attempts to negotiate a settlement with the Boulogne Chamber of Commerce.
The ship is still tied up in Boulogne and talks between have not so far achieved a compromise deal to get the service running again.
Now industry sources have confirmed SpeedFerries, which is run by Danish entrepreneur Curt Stavis, is facing a fight with the authorities at the Port of Dover over what has been described as a "substantial six-figure sum".
Rumours at the port are suggesting a debt of around