Irony explosion: BBC planned to come to the Isle of Wight to do a live TV debate on South Today this evening, but, so the organisers tell us, the Beeb couldn't get a car ferry over as all three route full!
A consortium of pension funds who purchased 100% equity stake in Red Funnel earlier this year, reportedly paid ‘well over the expected price tag’. That figure has now been revealed.
The new Wightlink ferry will have space for more than 1,000 people on board and will use hybrid battery technology, as well as conventional fuel, to reduce emissions and make the vessel quieter.