Editing Transport in Jersey (section)

==Sea transport==
[[File:Condor Liberation entering Saint Helier Harbour.jpg|thumb|right|[[Condor Ferries]] fast craft trimaran [[HSC Condor Liberation|Condor Liberation]] arriving at Saint Helier Harbour]]

=== History ===
An important growth for St Helier in the early 19th century was the construction of the harbour. Previously, ships coming into the town had only a small jetty at the site now called the English Harbour and the French Harbour. The Chamber of Commerce urged the States to build a new harbour, but the States refused, so the Chamber took it into their own hands and repaired and upgraded the harbour in 1790. A new breakwater was constructed to shelter the jetty and harbours. In 1814, the merchants constructed the roads now known as Commercial Buildings and Le Quai des Marchands to connect the harbours to the town and in 1832 construction was finished on the Esplanade and its sea wall. A rapid expansion in shipping led the States in 1837 to order the construction of two new piers: the Victoria and Albert Piers.<ref name="BHJ">{{cite book|last=Syvret|first=Marguerite|title=Balleine's History of Jersey|date=2011|publisher=The History Press|isbn=978-1860776502}}</ref>{{Rp|242}}

=== Seaports and harbours ===
[[Saint Helier Harbour]] is the island's main port, others include [[Gorey, Jersey|Gorey]], [[Saint Aubin, Jersey|Saint Aubin]], [[Vingtaine de la Rocque|La Rocque]], and [[Bonne Nuit (Jersey)|Bonne Nuit]].  It is {{convert|33.6|mi}} distant from [[Granville, Manche]], {{convert|142.9|mi}} from [[Southampton]], {{convert|131.3|mi}} from [[Poole]], and {{convert|22.9|mi}} from [[St Malo]].

On 20 August 2013, [[Huelin-Renouf]], which had operated a "lift-on lift-off" container service for 80 years between the [[Port of Southampton]] and the Port of [[Jersey]], ceased trading.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-23766025|title=Shipping company stops trading|work=BBC News |date=20 August 2013}}</ref>  Senator [[Alan J.H. Maclean|Alan Maclean]], a Jersey politician had previously tried to save the 90-odd jobs furnished by the company to no avail.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-23737973|title=Shipping company at risk of closure|work=BBC News |date=17 August 2013}}</ref> On 20 September, it was announced that [[Channel Island Lines]] would continue this service, and would purchase the MV ''[[Huelin Dispatch]]'' from [[Associated British Ports]] who in turn had purchased them from the receiver in the bankruptcy.<ref name=cil>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-24176612|title=New freight company for islands|work=BBC News |date=20 September 2013}}</ref> The new operator was to be funded by [[Rockayne Limited]], a closely held association of Jersey businesspeople.<ref name=cil/> Channel Island Lines closed in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news| title = Coronavirus: Channel Island freight firm collapses| work = BBC News| accessdate = 2021-12-11| date = 2020-04-06| url = https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-jersey-52181908}}</ref>

===Operations===

[[DFDS Seaways]] operate scheduled freight and passenger services to [[Poole]] a coastal town and seaport on the south coast of [[Dorset]], and [[Portsmouth]] both in [[England]], as well as [[St Malo]] in [[France]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvge2n2jvq3o | title=DFDS takes over ferry routes to and from Jersey | website=BBC News}}</ref> This service was previously operated by [[Condor Ferries]] until March 2025,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.islandfm.com/news/jersey/jersey-says-goodbye-to-condor-after-60-years | title=Jersey says goodbye to Condor after 60 years | website=Island FM}}</ref> who became main operator for UK sailings for the island, following the closure of [[British Channel Island Ferries]] in 1994, and the privatisation of [[Sealink]] in 1984. A weekly service to [[Guernsey]] provided by DFDS is to commence in June 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.bailiwickexpress.com/news/dfds-set-to-launch-special-muratti-boat-service-to-guernsey-next-month/ |title= DFDS set to launch special Muratti boat service to Guernsey next month|date=26 April 2025|access-date=26 April 2025|publisher=Bailiwck Express}}</ref>

[[Brittany Ferries]] operate a limited inter-island service to and from Guernsey.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjryd2e2vj2o | title=Inter-island ferry tickets to go on sale this week | website=BBC News}}</ref>

Passenger-only access to France is provided by [[:fr:Finist'mer|Manche-Iles Express]] ferry service, to either [[Barneville-Carteret]], [[Granville, Manche|Granville]] or [[Flamanville, Manche|Dielette]].