Workboat Services News Today

The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) was notified on Friday 5 April 2024 by Workboat Services Limited that Concordia Bay, the vessel contracted to undertake the Ferry and Coastal Shipping contract, had suffered a mechanical failure.

In a significant step towards supporting marine conservation efforts in the South Atlantic, the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) has announced the successful transition of ownership of Pharos Marine Limited (part of the Falklands based Byron group) to Workboat Services Limited, WBS, ensuring the continued operational presence of the vessel MV Pharos SG in the South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands Maritime Zone.

The Falkland Islands General Election is scheduled for Thursday, 4 November, and in our previous edition, we published the manifestos of the four candidates for the three benches representing the Camp circumscription in the Legislative Assembly.