Committee for Economic Development agrees financial support for Islands Unlimited
The Committee for Economic Development has agreed to provide £150,000 in financial support to the new ferry company ‘Islands Unlimited’, which aims to provide daily Guernsey-Jersey services using a passenger-only fast ferry.
26 February 2025
The Committee is grateful to other Guernsey investors who have also seen merit in supporting this unique opportunity in getting the new ferry service up and running.
On 12th February, Islands Unlimited published its summer timetable offering two Guernsey-Jersey return sailings on weekdays and three return sailings on weekends.
The company is in the process of procuring a suitable vessel and hopes to deliver services for this summer season.
Deputy Neil Inder, President for the Committee for Economic Development said:
“On behalf of the Committee, I am pleased to be able to offer financial support to Islands Unlimited as they continue to develop their business to offer sea passenger services between Guernsey and Jersey. Ensuring that there are various options and carriers to facilitate inter-island sea connectivity is increasingly important and Islands Unlimited proposal to bring into service a 200-seat capacity high speed vessel the summer presents the islands with a very exciting and much needed opportunity.”
Captain Chad Murray from Islands Unlimited said:
“The Islands Unlimited team are incredibly pleased to have financial support from the Committee for Economic Development which is demonstrative of the States’ commitment to enabling good connectivity. The Islands Unlimited Team are working hard to ensure that we can deliver on our published schedule in 2025, and we very much look forward to releasing further information when it becomes available about our services and welcoming you on board.”