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The CEO of Condor is confident that the company is the right ferry firm for the Channel Islands.
It comes as the governments of Guernsey and Jersey announce the start of a procurement process for a new long-term freight and passenger contract.
Both States have stressed that the freight and passenger market is “contestable”, with Jersey’s Minister for Sustainable Economic Development, Deputy Kirsten Morel, going as far to say: “This procurement is an open and competitive process and we strongly encourage interest and engagement from all ferry operator parties within this initial market testing phase.”
Condor have now been informed of the move and its CEO, John Napton has released the following statement:
“WE have been informed that a procurement process is the required next step for the Government of Jersey to undertake, given we are in the run-off period before the end of the current Operating Agreement in March 2025. It is therefore logical that the States of Guernsey assesses its position with the existing Memorandum of Understanding at the same time.
“We are confident that we will prove that we continue to be the right operator, with over 70 years’ experience, for the Islands’ bespoke requirements.”
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