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| Operation Stack on M20 in Kent partially lifted | Operation Stack on M20 in Kent partially lifted |
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| Emergency measures that were brought in to deal with cross-Channel disruption caused by striking French ferry workers have been partially lifted. | Emergency measures that were brought in to deal with cross-Channel disruption caused by striking French ferry workers have been partially lifted. |
| Operation Stack was implemented on Monday when action by MyFerryLink staff shut the Port of Calais, leaving thousands of lorries parked on the M20. | Operation Stack was implemented on Monday when action by MyFerryLink staff shut the Port of Calais, leaving thousands of lorries parked on the M20. |
| Kent Police said the London-bound carriageway between Leeds Castle and Ashford reopened on Friday. | Kent Police said the London-bound carriageway between Leeds Castle and Ashford reopened on Friday. |
| The coastbound M20 remains shut between Leeds Castle and Folkestone. | The coastbound M20 remains shut between Leeds Castle and Folkestone. |
| MyFerryLink workers walked out on Monday over the sale of the company's ferries to the rival firm DFDS Seaways. | MyFerryLink workers walked out on Monday over the sale of the company's ferries to the rival firm DFDS Seaways. |
| 'Busiest UK port' | |
| The strike was suspended on Thursday, with French union bosses promising that there would be no further action until at least Tuesday. | The strike was suspended on Thursday, with French union bosses promising that there would be no further action until at least Tuesday. |
| Ferry operator P&O said it had resumed its normal 25 sailings a day between Dover and Calais, after the French port fully reopened. | Ferry operator P&O said it had resumed its normal 25 sailings a day between Dover and Calais, after the French port fully reopened. |
| Every day of disruption was costing the UK economy at least £250m - a figure based on a study last year which found business through the port was worth £100bn a year - according to Dover port chief executive Tim Waggott. | Every day of disruption was costing the UK economy at least £250m - a figure based on a study last year which found business through the port was worth £100bn a year - according to Dover port chief executive Tim Waggott. |
| He told BBC South East: "We need to understand that this is the busiest port in the UK. | |
| "It handles more shipping movements than any other in the UK. | |
| "We need robust contingency plans in place to ensure that this never happens again." | |
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