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Christopher Garnett once again offers his services free of charge, to seek out and collate the views of stakeholders, and discuss with government the infrastructure needs of the Island.
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Isle of Wight MP, Andrew Turner, has followed up an apparent lack of enforcement action by the MCA following the serious incident on a Wightlink ferry in 2014, when the mezzanine deck collapsed.
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Passengers on the Red Funnel high speed catamaran services have been delayed this afternoon after several crossing have been cancelled due to 'technical issues'.
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Reports came in this morning of a suspect package at Red Funnel's Terminal 2 in Southampton.
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Following the sudden departure of Russell Kew as CEO in December 2015, Wightlink announce the appointment of a new CEO to start in June.
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Filling the gap left by cuts to ferry crossings, this new foot passenger service hopes to prove the demand for early morning and late night ferries during its six month pilot.
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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.
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The CEO of Red Funnel has responded to a call for meaningful engagement before making a decision on whether or not the company will appeal last week's planning rejection.
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One night after the refusal for Red Funnel's East Cowes application, Isle of Wight planning committee members voted unanimously in favour of the Wightlink scheme.
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After hearing that Isle of Wight Planning Committee had rejected Red Funnel's planning application for East Cowes, the company's boss laid out a very dark future.
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The laser attack onto the Bridge of the Isle of Wight ferry was reported to have been a dangerous “navigational hazard”, although the ferry company say they were not aware of it.
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We're all aware of Red Funnel's plans in East Cowes, but this leaked video shows Red Funnel are planning to make major changes the traffic flow in Cowes too.
