P&O Ferries owner reports record-breaking profits after mass sacking

DP World called corporate gangster' after announcing half-year profits of 600m

The Dubai-based owner of P&O Ferries has been accused of behaving like corporate gangsters" after celebrating record-breaking profits just months after sacking 800 of its UK based workers without notice.

DP World, which is ultimately owned by the Dubai royal family, said in March that firing 786 P&O seafarers and replacing them with much cheaper agency workers was the only way to ensure the future viability" of the historic ferry business.