New fast ferry for the Scilly Isles arrived in Newlyn Harbour
The new fast ferry, which is set to transform travel by sea to the Isles of Scilly from Cornwall, arrived in Newlyn Harbour this evening following an eight-hour sailing from Portsmouth where it has been fitted out over the last couple of months. Following sea trials, she will start its eagerly awaited schedule between Penzance
Atlantic Wolff Update
The vessel has now re entered the water in Portsmouth and undergoing final works, the project has indeed been challenging in many ways to ensure the vessel is in a material condition that we are comfortable with. We are now very close to being operationally ready, with our gangways having been load tested and
An update from John Wood
Our team has been working hard to get our service ready for summer and we are very happy to say that the Atlantic Wolff is due to start her journey to the UK from her current base in Spain in the next few days (weather conditions permitting). The vessel we have chosen to provide our
An update from John Wood
Hello again everyone, Firstly, a few thank you words from me and the Scilly Ferries team. Thank you for your patience in waiting for further details about our fast ferry service and a big thank you to the children of Year 7 at the Five Islands Academy for naming our vessel Atlantic Wolff – we’re planning
Name our fast ferry competition – winning name announced
Following a fiercely contested public vote, we are delighted to confirm the name of the new Scilly Ferries fast ferry. She will be called the Atlantic Wolff. Students from each year group at the Five Islands Academy on St Mary’s were asked to come up with ideas for potential names and, on Tuesday, the
A message from John Wood: Full steam ahead for Harland & Wolff in Scilly
Following an announcement by the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group that they have signed a contract to build new vessels in Vietnam using private finance, Harland & Wolff CEO, John Wood, said: “Harland & Wolff's plans for the Isles of Scilly have comprised three pillars: fast ferry, freight and levelling-up-funded ro-pax vessels. We will continue
A message from John Wood: Introducing our new fast ferry cutting journey times and increasing capacity to Scilly
Hello everyone. I am delighted to announce that we have now secured a fast ferry to run the Penzance to St Mary’s route in time for the Summer season – and here she is! After Christmas, she will be making her way to the UK stopping in our Belfast yard to receive her new “Scilly
Harland & Wolff to host series of public consultations on new Isle of Scilly ferries programme
This week, senior representatives from Harland & Wolff, headed up by CEO, John Wood, will return to the Isles of Scilly for a second round of public consultations regarding the company’s proposal to build and operate a year-round passenger and freight service between the Islands and Penzance. The shipbuilding firm will also be discussing
Harland & Wolff announces programme to build and operate new Scilly ferries
Yesterday, Harland & Wolff announced proposals to build and operate two ferries on the Penzance to Isles of Scilly ferry route, as well as one inter-island vessel commencing spring 2025. Over the past three years Harland & Wolff has been working on the design and costing models for these vessels and has now sought to