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Eurotunnel has been paid £33 million by the government in exchange for dropping legal action against the Department for Transport over post-Brexit ferry contracts. The Channel Tunnel operator had begun legal proceedings over the way in which the DfT handed out ferry contractors to three suppliers - arguing that the process had not been transparent. One of the firms awarded a contract, Seaborne Freight, which had no previous experience of operating ferries, has already pulled out. Seaborne Freight came under increased ridicule after it was accused of a takeaway website gaffe. But on Friday, the Government announced a deal with Eurotunnel to "deliver improvements which will ensure the Channel Tunnel is ready to continue to keep passengers and freight moving post-Brexit", such as better security and traffic flow at the border.