Editing Transport in Jersey (section)

=== 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>