Condor buys new high speed ferry
Condor Ferries bought a state-of-the-art high speed ferry to operate between the UK and the Channel Islands.
The Austal 102 will come into service in spring 2015 and ‘will secure the future of high speed ferry services for the Islands’.
"This represents £50m of investment in our Islands and it will enable us to improve reliability, increase capacity, and give our guests a much greater level of comfort," said CEO James Fulford.
Condor has also confirmed that it has agreed with Poole Harbour Commissioners that the 102 will be based in Poole from spring 2015.
"We recognise that this is disappointing news for Weymouth," said Fulford.
"However, given the need for berth improvements and an Environmental Impact Assessment, Weymouth is not currently in a position to accommodate the 102."
Condor will continue to operate Condor Vitesse from Weymouth until spring 2015, when it will introduce the 102.
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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