DFDS has made temporary changes to its sailing schedule “to support freight capacity requirements over the coming weeks”.
The Danish shipping firm has stated that, from 17 February, Tuesday sailings between Portsmouth and Jersey with its passenger and freight vessel Stena Vinga – which the ferry operator had previously announced would be suspended until 7 April – will be reinstated, “providing six additional rotations during this period”.
As part of the revised schedule, Saturday Stena Vinga sailings will be withdrawn on 28 February, 7 March, 14 March and 21 March.
“During this period, DFDS will continue to operate two freight arrivals per day from Monday to Friday, and the Caesarea Trader will continue to provide its usual Saturday-morning freight service,” the statement continued.
It added that customers booked on the affected Saturday sailings will be automatically transferred to the Friday service and will be contacted directly with further information.
From 22 March, the service will return to a six-day-a-week schedule, operating from Monday to Saturday.