Competition Commission blocks Eurotunnel's ferry service from Dover Mr Smith added that there was already excess capacity on the ferry route, and if the Commission did not intervene to stop Eurotunnel, it "seems likely" one of the current ferry operators would be forced to leave the market in the near term. "Customers will be better off if there are two independent ferry companies competing with the tunnel than if one of the two is owned by Eurotunnel," he said. The Commission added that, before the ruling is implemented, Eurotunnel would be granted a limited period during which to sell its two largest ferries, in order to resolve the issue. Eurotunnel said it would "immediately" appeal the decision, which it finds "incomprehensible and seriously disproportionate." Jacques Gounon, chairman and chief executive of Eurotunnel, said: "This decision by the Competition Commission will reduce the choice of services across the Straits of Dover to the detriment of the consumer. It will inevitably lead to an increase in the price of a crossing.