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Jun 12
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Guernsey Backs Inter-Island Ferry Connectivity

By 2026 Newsletter week 24

The Committee for Economic Development has approved a £75,000 grant to support Islands Unlimited’s 2026 marketing programme.

The funding aims to boost passenger numbers between Guernsey and Jersey and attract more visitors to the Channel Islands. Islands Unlimited, which carried more than 27,000 passengers in 2025, received start-up support when it launched last year and will now receive additional route development funding to help strengthen inter-island connectivity.

Read more: https://gov.gg/support-inter-island-ferry-connectivity

Apr 06
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Guernsey and Condor reach agreement on deal to buy additional conventional ferry

By 2023 Newsletter week 14
  • Condor and the States of Guernsey have concluded a 50/50 joint venture agreement for the purchase of an additional ferry. [see the news: Condor Ferries buys STRAITSMAN]
  • The aim is to increase the resilience of the Island’s lifeline sea links with the UK, France and Jersey.
  • The deal will see both parties investing £3m of equity in the joint venture to own the second ‘ropax’ ship – the CONDOR ISLANDER – and receive a commercial return from the ferry operator. In addition, the States of Guernsey have made a loan from the bond of £26m, which will be repayable at a fixed rate of interest over 10 years.