British ferry operators seem to have put summer Calais disruptions behind them as they resumed a growth trend in October.

The major UK companies carried 3.12m passengers last month, an increase of 5.7% compared to last year, data from Discover Ferries suggest.

Bill Gibbons, director of Discover Ferries, said: “After the summer disruptions on the short sea Channel ferry routes, this positive rebound in October is very encouraging, especially when you consider there were some 8.6%