Jersey ferry status
Live sailings from the harbour movements board — every DFDS, Manche Îles and freight crossing — and what the freight picture means for the island's shelves, because nearly everything Jersey eats arrives by sea.
Food supply
NormalFood deliveries running normally. The freight that stocks the island's shelves last arrived today 06:01 from Portsmouth (Caesarea Trader); the next is due today 18:05 from Portsmouth (Stena Vinga).
1 sailing running late or unreported
Delayed and overdue movements are marked on the boards below.
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How does Jersey get its food?
Around 95% of Jersey's goods arrive by sea, and the supermarkets run just-in-time with no island warehousing — the island holds roughly 1–3 days of fresh food(States Assembly, WQ.207/2023). Groceries for Waitrose, the Co-op, M&S and Morrisons are consolidated into trailers at Portsmouth and ride the two daily freight sailings run by DFDS, which has held Jersey's ferry contract since 2025: the dedicated freight ship (tagged Freight above) and the Portsmouth ferry, which carries trailers alongside passengers. Sailing times below come from Ports of Jersey's live harbour movements board.
That's why the fast-ferry cancellations that make headlines rarely touch the shelves, while a quiet freight cancellation does. One missed freight day is normally absorbed; after two, fresh produce, bread and milk start to gap — and restocking takes extra sailings, not just the next boat. The status above tracks exactly that: whether the freight is landing.