Plans to restart the Swansea-Cork ferry route this year are now in doubt because the relevant vessel is not yet available. A consortium of Irish business interests was close to completing negotiations to buy Color Line’s Christian IV ferry to use on the route. However, Aker has been delayed in supplying a newbuilding to Color Line, so it needs to keep the Christian IV longer than expected to operate the Larvik-Hirtshals route.
Swansea-Cork ferry faces more delay
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Mon 04 Feb, 2008
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