The deal is five years longer than Guernsey\u2019s contract with Brittany Ferries, making any hope of working together in the future even dimmer.<\/p>\n
No details have emerged yet about any break clauses in the Jersey deal.<\/p>\n
Jersey\u2019s government put pen to paper on New Year\u2019s Eve on the contract which will run from March.<\/p>\n
DFDS has yet to confirm details of its timetable, having earlier promised to do so before the end of last year.<\/p>\n
The 20-year contract for passenger and freight will include routes from Jersey to Poole, Portsmouth and St Malo.<\/p>\n
Jersey\u2019s Economic Development Minister Kirsten Morel said: \u201cI\u2019m delighted we have signed a contract with DFDS which will enable us to provide the best possible ferry services for Islanders for the next 20 years.\u201d<\/p>\n
The States of Jersey said DFDS had committed to \u201cgreater frequency\u201d of ferries to the UK and France \u201cin peak periods\u201d and investing in three new ferries by 2032.<\/p>\n
Guernsey signed its 15-year contract with Brittany on 4 December, which as well as the break clause also has an option for a five-year extension. <\/p>\n
Last month, Brittany Ferries won the opening stages of legal action against Jersey over how it handled the initial joint tender process and the follow up contract bids.<\/p>\n
A failure to fully tell the company why its bid failed the joint process as well as arguments about apparent bias will be taken forward in a judicial review against Jersey\u2019s Economic Development Minister Kirsten Morel.<\/p>\n
There will be a further hearing before the Jersey Royal Court on 13th and 14th January.<\/p>\n
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