Commuters urged to use ferries during bus strike

THURSDAY, AUGUST 18: Recognising that the current bus strike has inconvenienced thousands of residents and visitors today, the Department of Marine and Ports Services issued the following update regarding its ferry service.

Today the Marine and Ports Services Department confirmed that all its commuter routes were operating as per normal and this evening’s commuter service is also expected to run according to schedule.

As an additional note, Marine and Ports advised that the 5:00pm ferry to St. Georges will now depart at 5:20pm today to meet demands of East End commuters.  

Marine and Ports also confirmed that throughout today, there was an additional unscheduled supplementary service operating between Hamilton and Dockyard to meet demands of visitors and residents as they arose.

And if buses continue their industrial action tomorrow morning (Friday August 19), Marine and Ports officials confirmed that they will provide a 7:45am ferry departing from St. George’s to assist East End commuters.

Meanwhile, the Department of Marine and Ports Services is advising those members of the public who would normally commute via the bus, to consider taking the ferry to assist in their transportation needs for the duration of the current bus operators strike.

Members of the public who want to find out more information on the current ferry routes and schedules can visit www.seaexpress.bm or call the Hamilton Ferry Terminal at 295-4506.

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