Operational Update – Gry Maritha Delayed Departure

Due to increased easterly winds and a rising sea swell, the departure of Gry Maritha from Penzance has been delayed.

The vessel will now depart tomorrow morning (Tuesday 23 December) at 05:00, with an expected arrival into St Mary’s at approximately 09:30.

On arrival, Gry Maritha will unload, reload and make an immediate return voyage to Penzance.

Loading is continuing as normal for this sailing.

If you have any questions regarding an existing or new booking, please contact the team:

Penzance Quay: 01736 334249
St Mary’s Quay: 01720 424230

Thank you for your understanding.

The Isles of Scilly Freight Team

Operational Update – Gry Maritha – Monday 22^nd December

Due to a further change in the weather forecast for Monday 22 December and Tuesday 23 December, changes have been made to the scheduled sailings.

Gry Maritha will return to schedule for this sailing and will now depart as follows;

Penzance:  4pm on Monday 22^nd December.

St Mary’s: 9:30am Tuesday 23^rd December

If you have previously booked deck cargo (building materials & vehicles) on this sailing, then please be advised that we will be accepting deck cargo deliveries due to the increased loading times.

Chilled, frozen and ambient food deliveries for Monday 22 December will take place between 07:00 and 11:00

The Penzance freight office will be in contact with suppliers regarding any deliveries impacted by this sailing.

Thank you for your continued patience and understanding as we manage freight volumes during this busy time of year.

Due to the weather forecast for Monday 22nd December and Tuesday 23rd December, changes have been made to the scheduled sailings.

Gry Maritha will now undertake a daytrip sailing on Monday 22nd December, departing Penzance at approximately 07:00am.

Chilled, frozen and ambient food deliveries for Monday 22nd December will take place between 05:00am and 06:00am.

Please be advised that we will not be able to accept any deliveries after 06:00am.

The Penzance freight office will be in contact with suppliers regarding any deliveries impacted by this sailing.

Thank you for your continued patience and understanding as we manage freight volumes during this busy time of year.

Further to yesterday’s update and a change in the weather forecast, Gry Maritha will now depart on Sunday morning instead of Saturday to avoid increased wind speeds.

The vessel is expected to depart Penzance at approximately 03:30am, arriving at St Mary’s at around 08:00am.

All cargo operations will be completed on arrival, after which the vessel will return immediately to Penzance.

Please note – customers should expect their perishable deliveries on Sunday which includes the off islands.

Thank you for your understanding.

The Isles of Scilly Freight Team

Due to forecasted wind strength exceeding the current class limits for Gry Maritha, the scheduled sailings on Friday 19^th and Saturday 20^th December have been amended.

Gry Maritha will now depart Penzance on Saturday 20th at approximately 15:15, arriving at St Mary’s at around 20:00. On arrival, the vessel will unload and then immediately load all goods for the return passage to Penzance.

We will continue to monitor conditions closely and provide further updates on future scheduled sailings as required.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Please note that there will be revised supplier delivery times to allow our freight teams to manage expected freight volumes.

Chilled, frozen and ambient food delivery times for Friday 19 December: 10:00 – 12:00

The Penzance freight office will be in contact with suppliers regarding any deliveries impacted by this sailing.

Thank you for your continued patience and understanding as we manage freight volumes during this busy time of year.