Police take to the seas to promote crime prevention
Tuesday, 7 August 2018
Isle of Wight people and holidaymakers travelling on Wightlink’s car ferry St Faith have been picking up useful tips on crime prevention from Hampshire police officers.
Wightlink announces sponsorship of new Youth Mental Health Taskforce
Friday, 27 July 2018
Wightlink has announced it is to sponsor the Isle of Wight Youth Trust’s newly formed Youth Mental Health Taskforce as part of its ongoing support for the charity.
Wightlink’s crew rescues two boys from a capsized dinghy off Lymington
Wednesday, 18 July 2018
The crew of Wight Sky rescued two young teenage boys who had been thrown into the Solent from a capsized dinghy just outside the Lymington River on Tuesday evening.
Portsmouth pupils to get on the water, thanks to Wightlink’s support for the Andrew Simpson Foundation
Monday, 16 July 2018
Wightlink has teamed up with the Andrew Simpson Foundation’s Watersports Centre in Langstone Harbour to provide 500 young people aged 12 and 13 years from Portsmouth schools with the opportunity to experience sailing for themselves.
Pioneering artificial rockpools (or ‘vertipools’) attached to the side of Wightlink’s harbour in Fishbourne, Isle of Wight last year are already attracting a fascinating range of Solent marine life.
Wightlink highlights its green credentials at the Isle of Wight’s first Environmental Conference
Tuesday, 26 June 2018
Wightlink Chief Executive Keith Greenfield has spoken about the ferry company’s green initiatives at the inaugural Isle of Wight Environmental Conference at Cowes Yacht Haven.
Wightlink welcomes leading marine technology specialist
Tuesday, 12 June 2018
A senior executive of the global technology company Wärtsilä has visited Wightlink’s car ferry terminal in Portsmouth and crossed the Solent on St Clare, which is fitted with Wärtsilä engines.
Henry VIII’s flagship Mary Rose is remembered in Ryde
Tuesday, 12 June 2018
Wightlink’s FastCat passengers crossing the Solent this summer will be able to learn more about Henry VIII’s flagship Mary Rose from displays at Ryde Pier Head.
Wightlink’s new flagship Victoria of Wight, part of the company’s £45million investment in the Portsmouth-Fishbourne route, has impressed senior managers, captains and engineers during her first sea trials in the Sea of Marmara.
Improvements ahead for Wightlink’s Isle of Wight car parks
Tuesday, 12 June 2018
Wightlink is changing its car parking arrangements at Ryde Pier on Tuesday 26 June 2018, installing new ticket machines and offering more payment choices for customers.
Wightlink’s staff at Ryde Pier sprang into action when a customer reported seeing an exhausted dog swimming half a mile out to sea near the end of the pier at 07:00 this morning (Sunday, 3 June 2018) .