Work on securing inter-island ferry links will be accelerated once Jersey confirms its full schedule, Economic Development President Neil Inder has said.
The route has been up in the air since Guernsey selected Brittany Ferries, and Jersey chose DFDS to operate each island’s ferry routes.
DFDS still has not confirmed its timetable for the Jersey-UK-France routes.
“There is still further work to be done to improve the inter-island sea connectivity, and I have instructed officers to work closely with their Jersey counterparts and ferry operators to come up with a workable solution,” said Deputy Inder as part of a general update on his committee’s work in the States.
“This work will be accelerated once Jersey is able to confirm its full schedule, and I can inform members that I’ve had a meeting with Deputy Morel [his Jersey counterpart] on Monday of this week, and we are both of the same mind the importance of pursuing the inter-island links.”
Currently Brittany is suggesting operating one boat into Jersey on a Wednesday.
Weekends are being looked at, Deputy Inder suggested, but there was no more certainty offered.