Red Funnel has announced that its vehicle ferries will arrive and depart from an alternative berth in Southampton on specific dates in March.
This temporary change in operation is necessary to enable essential maintenance of the operator’s shore infrastructure.
The alternative berth selected is Berth 25, which is located approximately five minutes by car from Terminal 1.
The dates and times for the scheduled March works are:
- Sunday 5th March from 00:01 until Friday 10th March at 02:00
- Sunday 19th March from 00:01 until Friday 24th March at 02:00
The work at Terminal 1 pertains to the maintenance of one of Red Funnel’s mooring dolphins, which upon routine inspection was found to have endured steel loss resulting from corrosion. The dolphins play a vital role in allowing the ferries to moor alongside in the terminal, effectively keeping the vessels in place while passengers and vehicles embark and disembark.
Leanna Lakes, Operations Director at Red Funnel, said,
“We heavily invest in regular inspections, maintenance, and improvements across our vessels and shore infrastructure. The works we’re undertaking are necessary to ensure that vessels can moor safely alongside in Southampton.
“The nature of the work requires underwater dive teams which means we will need to ensure no vessels are operating in the area at the same time. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause our passengers who are travelling with us during this time. We’ll be signposting this information across all our communication channels.”
Berth 25 – Map for vehicle departures from Southampton
Red Funnel will be contacting customers to advise of the temporary change to operations, including advising all vehicle traffic departing Southampton to proceed directly to Berth 25. Foot passengers should continue to arrive at Terminal 1, Southampton, where transport to Berth 25 will be provided.
For more information, travel advice and maps, please visit Red Funnel’s dedicated ‘March Works’ page.
News shared by Charlie on behalf of Red Funnel. Ed
