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CC-078 · Transport · Ferries & Gozo links

Gozo Channel: +511,000 passengers

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The claim

Ministry for Gozo: Gozo Channel services increased by 1,707 trips and more than 511,000 passengers on the previous year; two new ferries will enter service in early 2029.

Who
Ministry for Gozo; Gozo Channel
Where
Mġarr Harbour, Gozo
When
2026
Wording
Paraphrase: locate quote

Context

Passenger and vehicle growth vs Gozo population and tourism; ferry emissions.

Limitations

Candidate from the 4 Oct 2026 intake: wording paraphrased from a locator source; read the primary text before any report.

What it will be tested against

Gozo Channel statistics; NSO inter-island transport.

Sources

  1. EUR 130 Million Investment to Strengthen Malta-Gozo Transport, Invest Gozo, 2026. Original · not yet archived
    Primary page.

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Who made it

Ministry for Gozo Gozo Channel

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  1. 2026

    1. 14 January 2026 Reported Two new Gozo ferries and fleet upgrade planned in €130 million investment, Newsbook
    2. 2026 The statement Ministry for Gozo; Gozo Channel (this claim)
    3. 2026 Reported EUR 130 Million Investment to Strengthen Malta-Gozo Transport, Invest Gozo
    4. 2026 Evidence published Sea transport between Malta and Gozo: Q4 2025, National Statistics Office
    5. 4 October 2026 Added to the claims to check
    6. 9 October 2026 Check started Worker C, attempt 1: blocked on source. The Invest Gozo page is unreachable to scripts and has no Wayback copy; its figures were seen only in search summaries. The NSO (Q4 2025, search summary) gives +1,707 trips and +511,306 passengers for the Gozo Channel service and the fast ferry together; readable reports (14 Jan 2026) say the new ferries come 'by 2029', not 'early 2029'. Needed: the page text and date, and the NSO tables.

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