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Wightlink goes greener

On the eve of the international climate change summit, COP26, Wightlink is pledging to further reduce its carbon emissions significantly over the next decade. Caption: Passenger/Ro-Ro Cargo Ship Victoria of Wight - Image courtesy of Gyssels Gilbert …
Oct 29, 2021 / Vessels

Wightlink carries out essential maintenance at Fishbourne

Wightlink will be carrying out essential maintenance work at its berth at Fishbourne port from Monday 29 March to Friday 14 May 2021.Aging fenders will be replaced with new ones in four weeks of overnight work, scheduled to take place when tides …
Mar 23, 2021 / Curious

Wightlink schedules more weekend sailings

Wightlink will be operating more sailings at weekends on both its Portsmouth-Fishbourne and Lymington-Yarmouth routes from Friday 24 July 2020.This is in response to increased vehicle bookings since the relaxation of Government restrictions on travel …
Jul 13, 2020 / Curious

Wightlink marks the first anniversary of Victoria of Wight’s homecoming

It’s exactly a year since Wightlink’s £30million flagship Victoria of Wight arrived at her home port of Portsmouth after a voyage of more than 3,000 miles from the Cemre shipyard in Yalova, Turkey.Caption: One year ago – Victoria of Wight enters …
Aug 12, 2019 / Vessels

Farewell to Wightlink’s St Cecilia

Wightlink will bid farewell to its oldest ferry St Cecilia on Friday 25 January 2019.She will be retiring to the Mediterranean, joining her sisters St Helen and St Catherine at the Italian ferry company Delcomar which operates services between …
Jan 16, 2019 / Vessels