The 1997-built monohull GRANVILLE is one of two high-speed ferries owned by the Manche Department © Kai Ortel
France’s Manche Department looks for a new “value for money” operator for ferry services to the Channel Islands
okt 01 2021
High-speedFrance’s Manche Department is looking for a new ferry operator to maintain the ferry service link between ports in northwest France and the Channel Islands from April 2022. This move follows the cancellation of the public services agreement, under which the current operator, Manche Iles Express, has operated the service since April 2005.
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