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Phase 2 of the East Cowes gateway project, which includes a new purpose built terminal building, will be completed by summer 2020.
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Following sea trials Wightlink staff and contractors will now move on to Victoria of Wight to get her ready for her first customers as she comes into service later in the summer.
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If you have disabilities and travel on any of the ferry services, the Island MP is urging you to complete an MCA survey on accessibility.
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The Sunday Times quoted the Isle of Wight ferry company as having made £17.7m profit last year - that's nearly £1.5m profit per month, every month of last year.
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The council choose to describe this new work to the Floating Bridge as 'improvements'. Shouldn't all of these things have been delivered when the then-new Floating bridge was received a year and two months ago?
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Victoria of Wight heading to the UK is the final stage of Wightlink's £45million investment in the Portsmouth - Fishbourne route.
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OnTheWight's been finding out further information from Wightlink about the car pier waiting times cut, including how waiting taxis will be affected and what happens if the FastCat is delayed - with surprising answers.
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Many OnTheWight readers had questions when Wightlink announced they were cutting the Ryde Pier car waiting time from an hour to 20 mins. Here are the answers including when the 20 mins start - and the size of Fines.
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Ryde Town Councillor, Julian Critchley, has asked for a meeting with Wightlink as a matter of urgency to help them understand the impact of the planned 20 minute waiting time on the pier.
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With the Isle of Wight Festival opening its gates on Thursday 21st June, the council are getting the Floating Bridge to run at the times the old service used to - 5am, then into the wee hours.
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When you pay your pound to drive up Ryde Pier, you have an hour waiting time included. Wightlink are going to slash that. OnTheWight found this in their press released titled 'Improvements ahead'.
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Built on the Isle of Wight by Wight Shipyard in East Cowes, Red Jet 7 is getting close to being completed and ready for sea trials.
