Corporate Restructuring

In January 2010 Dover Harbour Board submitted a proposal for a voluntary transfer scheme under the Ports Act 1991 to the Secretary of State leading to the voluntary privatisation of the Port of Dover.

Following Shipping Minister Mike Penning’s, announcement on the 21st July 2010 regarding further consultation on Dover Harbour Board’s Transfer Scheme, please see the following documents providing further information on the proposal:

Chairman's introduction

Updated Stakeholder Briefing Document

Public Notice July 2010

Please see below links to original documents and public notice published in January 2010.

Download the Stakeholder Briefing Document. [PDF]

Official details of the scheme, the articles of the Successor Company and the Public Notice (including the formal representation process) are available to download.

Dover Harbour Board would also like to inform about the recent announcement regarding Pension Scheme Deficit Recovery Plan.