 On 17 February 2009, SeaFrance announced a restructuring plan following a decline in its freight carryings and significant losses.The restructuring would see up to 650 jobs lost in France and the withdrawal of the "SeaFrance Cézanne", "SeaFrance Nord Pas-de-Calais" and "SeaFrance Renoir".A previous restructuring plan by SeaFrance submitted in January 2009 was rejected by owners SNCF.