Isles of Scilly Steamship Company

Isles of Scilly Steamship Company
IndustryPassenger transportation
Freight transportation
Founded1920
HeadquartersPenzance, Cornwall
Key people
Stuart Reid (CEO), Ian Howard (Chairman)
ProductsFerry, fixed wing aircraft, airport, freight vessels
ServicesFerry service, freight service, airline service
Websitewww.islesofscilly-travel.co.uk
Footnotes / references
ISSC House Flag
Scillonian III, as seen from the air, halfway between St Mary's and Penzance
The Steamship Company's coat of arms as displayed on Scillonian III's bow

The Isles of Scilly Steamship Company (ISSC) operates the principal shipping service from Penzance, in Cornwall, to the Isles of Scilly, located 28 miles (45 km) to the southwest. It provides a year-round cargo service together with a seasonal passenger service in summer. The name of the company's principal ferry, the Scillonian III, is perhaps better known than that of the company itself.

The company is based in the Isles of Scilly Travel Centre Penzance.[1] It also owns Isles of Scilly Skybus, an operator of fixed-wing aircraft services to the Isles of Scilly, and sight seeing flights.[2]

In 2010, the company had close to 1,000 shareholders, around half of whom live on the Isles of Scilly.[3] Due to the Isles of Scilly's remote location, the shipping service is often called 'a life line' for the archipelago.[4]

In addition to passengers, 12,000 to 14,000 tonnes of cargo are normally carried by Scillonian III and Gry Maritha every year.[4]

  1. ^ "Contact Us Archived 13 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine." Isles of Scilly Steamship Company. Retrieved on 5 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Isles of Scilly Skybus".
  3. ^ "Record results for IoS Steamship, 26 August 2010". Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  4. ^ a b Media release by Deborah Clark Associates on behalf of Isles of Scilly Steamship Company, 14 June 2010 Archived 30 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine