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Eight Ocean Conservationists worked on Brittany Ferries’ ships last year, the most ever. They travelled more than 106,000 km on board Pont-Aven, Galicia, Salamanca and Santoña and chalked-up 15,493 sightings of 24,926 animals (some in multiple pods). Thirteen separate cetacean species were observed throughout the year.

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Today (6 June) is the 80th anniversary of D-Day. In the run-up, Brittany Ferries has carried around 60 veterans to the five landing beaches. The biggest group of 31 travelled on Tuesday.

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« Chaque année, notre Compagnie a l'honneur de transporter ces hommes courageux et envers qui nous anime un devoir de mémoire et de transmissions auprès des nouvelles générations, aujourd’hui aussi représentées par nos membres d’équipage au cours de ce traversée, ô combien symbolique. Il en va de notre responsabilité » a déclaré, non sans émotion, Jean-Marc Roué. 

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"We are at your service. As you were at ours. 80 years ago."

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"As long as there are veterans who wish to travel to pay their respects to fallen comrades, it will be our great honour to carry them.”

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The tripartite deal brings together heavyweight marine partners with complementary strengths. Expertise includes design and construction of fast craft, all aspects of engineering and technical needs, and experience in operating a large and diverse fleet. 

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Opération Mirror and the Flame de la Liberté Ambassadors (around 40 young people) travelled to bring heartfelt thanks from the French people to the allies for their sacrifices during World War II.

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Brittany Ferries adds a third weekly return-sailing, connecting Cherbourg with Rosslare, in anticipation of "ferroutage" rail-ferry service in 2025

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fleet flexibility is key to bringing greater resilience to the islands in the months and years ahead, says Brittany Ferries

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The chance to de-connect, unwind and embrace the benefits of travelling by sea is seen as an antidote to the pain of airports and cramped plane travel.

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More people are turning to Brittany Ferries' winter sun breaks to shake off the blues and banish cost of living worries.

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this year the only way to get to Brittany for a half-term break is via the south-west. Armorique's early return is a boost for Plymouth

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This retrofit is expected to boost fuel economy by around ten per cent when flagship vessel Pont-Aven returns to service.

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Passports will no longer be a requirement for travel: French students under 18 years of age will be able to come to the UK on an ID card

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Brittany Ferries today publishes passenger and freight figures for the summer season 2023, which covers the months from June to September.

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Brittany Ferries is proud to have been awarded Green Marine Certified Shipowner accreditation for the fourth year in a row. The award was made at a ceremony this week in Bilbao, one of the ports served by the company and the location of a brand-new LNG (liquefied natural gas) bunkering terminal.

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The renowned, world-record-holding Irish off-shore sailor, Pamela Lee, was in Cork this weekend, gearing up ahead of her next Transatlantic adventure. That will be the 30th annual ‘Transat Jacques Vabre’ race, taking place from October 29th, 2023.

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Brittany Ferries welcomes a £19.8m award to Portsmouth International Port from the Zero Emissions Vessels and Infrastructure competition (ZEVI), funded by UK Government and delivered in partnership with Innovate UK.

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Plymouth City Council, Millbay Docks and the docks' major customer Brittany Ferries have pledged to work together to support the docks to grow and to work towards Net Zero by signing a Memorandum of Understanding.

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Brittany Ferries is pleased to confirm that its vessel Pont-Aven has now been cleared to depart Brest for its onward journey to Plymouth today. The clearance came from the French health authorities, and the vessel departed at around 15:15 UK time (16:15 local French time).

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