DFDS has confirmed its interest in the new tender process announced by the Government of Jersey for a Jersey-only ferry service.
It said it was ready to provide ferry services to Jersey from 25 March 2025, should the company be awarded the contract.
DFDS managers are in the island this week to discuss the new tender with local stakeholders after a joint tender process with Guernsey failed.
The firm said Jersey authorities had asked it to gather expressions of interest from tour operators for what sailings they would like in the summer, which would be given to the eventual winner of the contract.
Scrutiny leader Deputy Montfort Tadier said his panel would go through what had happened very carefully once the process was over.