Jersey chooses DFDS to operate passenger and freight ferry services.

Jersey has chosen Danish firm DFDS to provide its Lifeline passenger and freight services, starting a row in Guernsey which has chosen Brittany Ferries to operate its sea links.

Judgment means the end A 60-year history of Condor Ferries To provide ferry services to Jersey.

A statement from the Jersey government said the deal, which has yet to be signed, will mean more frequent ferries to the UK and France at peak times, high-speed ferries to the UK and Two high-speed ferries in summer.

The announcement drew criticism in Guernsey, with the island’s tourism board calling the tender process a “malfunction”.

Council of Ministers. Pressured to make a decision After Guernsey’s Committee for Economic Development Announced on October 30. that it will award the tender to Condor’s parent company, Brittany Ferries.

Deputy Kirsten Morrell said Jersey had run a “robust procurement process which has been independently moderated” and the results showed DFDS was “the strongest strategic partner for Jersey”.

Morel added that DFDS will provide new high-speed vessels and more sailings during peak periods.

He said it would be “a service that is reliable and flexible for the islands, visitors and businesses”.

Philip Harman from DFDS said the company was “delighted” to have won the contract.

Mr Harman said the firm believed “a reliable ferry service is vital to Jersey, to the economy, and to providing essential goods and access to medical services”.

“We look forward to serving the local communities on Jersey for many years to come,” he said.

The Jersey Hospitality Association welcomed the decision, calling it a “huge opportunity”.

Chief executive Marcus Kalvani said: “We have spoken at length with DFDS about reducing freight costs on the island. They have a lot of experience in logistics.

“But it’s also a great opportunity to make better use of our links with France.

“Not just to import, but export our own produce as well. It gives us more potential to diversify the island’s economy.”

Confirmation that the jersey has been picked up. Danish ferry firm This will happen after a tourist group worries. “impossible” For two separate companies to serve the Channel Islands.

Simon De La Rue, from the Guernsey Tourism Partnership, echoed the concern.

“When we need inter-island cooperation now more than ever, it is disappointing to see the islands becoming more isolated,” he said.

“We fear that inter-island connectivity and tourism will suffer from the disruption that has occurred in the Channel Islands tender process.”

Simon Vermeulen, vice-chairman of Guernsey’s economic development committee, said he was “delighted” with Guernsey’s decision to go with Brittany Ferries.

“The jersey decision is up to them,” he added.

BBC Jersey political reporter Ammar Ibrahim said the decision would come as a huge relief to businesses and industries that had complained of a lack of certainty.

Morel had previously been vocal about his concerns over Condor’s finances.

He told the state assembly last month that it was clear from the previous process that DFDS was the stronger bid.

BBC Guernsey political reporter John Fernandes said the two governments’ disagreement over the ferry contract had left the islands in uncharted waters.

Jersey will hope that DFDS’s scale and greater market share will force Guernsey to follow suit.

Officials in Guernsey said they were confident of Condor’s market experience and Brittany Ferries’ connection to the continent.

He believes a service with about 35% of business in the Channel Islands would be worthwhile.

The Jersey government said next year’s timetable would be published by the end of next week.

Judgment means the end Condor’s 60-year relationship with jersey.

Condor Ferries’ current operating agreements with Jersey and Guernsey expire on 27 March 2025.

Oh Joint tender process Between the islands was abandoned earlier this year, when Guernsey chose Brittany Ferries.

Brittany Ferris announced last month that it would happen. Rebrand Condor. Brittany Ferries to the Channel Islands.