A SHIPPING firm has dropped its legal challenge over the use of the linkspan at Douglas harbour.
Seaside Shipping issued a Petition of Doleance in September 2007 which sought to challenge, among other things, the 1995 user agreement between the Department of Transport (now the Department of Infrastructure) and the Steam Packet Company.
Seaside Shipping Ltd planned to operate a roll-on, roll-off passenger and freight service between Douglas and the UK. In 2009 it won an appeal over a high court decision to strike out the petition.
But the petition has now been withdrawn with Seaside Shipping paying towards the legal costs of the other parties. Terms of the settlement cannot be disclosed. The department said it was pleased the long-standing issue has been resolved.