“This news comes as a great relief and I can only hope that we have seen the last border closure of the Covid crisis,” said Christophe Mathieu, CEO Brittany Ferries.
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Brittany Ferries has confirmed it is in the final stages of negotiation for the sale of Cap Finistère to Italian shipping company GNV. It comes as the Roscoff-based company prepares to welcome its next ship to the fleet. Salamanca will arrive in Bilbao in the next few days, completing her six-week voyage from China.
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The first driverless CMA CGM load to be carried by Brittany Ferries across the Channel further strengthens links between the two companies.
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Salamanca will arrive at the port of Suez, at the southern end of the canal on New Year’s Day 2022, before entering the canal a day later. This follows a 7,529-nautical mile journey from China crossing the Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea and Indian Ocean.
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Brittany Ferries today celebrates the delivery of its next vessel Salamanca. Senior executives including CEO Christophe Mathieu attended the hand-over ceremony in Sweden at the head office of construction partners Stena RoRo.
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There are so many advantages to LNG - which Brittany Ferries recognises is a transition fuel, rather than a solution to get us to net zero. Read our ten-point summary. Relevant source material is included at the end of the document.
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For 2022, French ferry company Brittany Ferries is restoring its fast UK to France cross-Channel ferry route. The summer service – the fastest on the Western Channel – was suspended in 2020 due to the pandemic.
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Since the beginning of September Brittany Ferries has reported a 76 per cent increase in weekly freight carried (on Ireland-France routes), compared with the first eight months of the year.
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"Je salue et je remercie tout particulièrement le Président de la République, Emmanuel Macron, pour le soutien chaleureux à notre Compagnie et ses marins qu’il a annoncé, avec force, aux Assises de la Mer de septembre dernier, en conclusion du Fontenoy du Maritime, ainsi que le Premier ministre, Jean Castex."
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Brittany Ferries is carrying more than 1,000 freight units a month on its seaborne route connecting Rosslare in Ireland with Bilbao in Spain. In total, 7,874 units were carried in the first eight months of this year, which was 70 percent or 3,246 units up on 2020 figures.
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"Many families looking for a last-minute break are understandably still wary. We need government to announce a clear date upon which PCR tests will revert to lateral flow."
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Brittany Ferries welcomes the start of construction of LNG bunker facilities in Bilbao. Fuel giant Repsol has confirmed the news which paves the way for the arrival of Brittany Ferries’ first LNG powered-ship Salamanca. Work on the bunker terminal be completed in the first half of next year, coinciding with the ship’s arrival.
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“We welcome many of the changes that have been announced today, which should make it a lot cheaper and a lot easier to travel abroad,” said Paul Acheson Brittany Ferries sales and marketing director.
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À l’occasion des Assises de l’économie de la mer, plus importante réunion annuelle du monde maritime français, Brittany Ferries, premier armateur maritime transbordeur sous pavillon français, et le Groupe CMA CGM, un leader mondial du transport maritime et de la logistique, annoncent la signature d’un accord d’investissement de CMA CGM dans Brittany Ferries d’un montant de 25 millions d’euros, dont 10 millions d’euros en quasi-fonds propres. À travers cet accord, CMA CGM souhaite accompagner le redressement de Brittany Ferries à la suite de la crise de la COVID-19.
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On the occasion of the Assises de l’économie de la mer event, the largest annual meeting of participants in France’s sea economy, Brittany Ferries, the largest ferry company operating under the French flag, and the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, announced that CMA CGM has agreed to make a €25 million investment in Brittany Ferries, including €10 million in quasi-equity. Through this agreement, CMA CGM is seeking to support Brittany Ferries’ post-Covid-19 recovery.
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Brittany Ferries still has late availability on a range of sail-and-stay holidays in France and Spain. And unlike some pricey staycations, the cost for a family of four for a week away can be less than £250 per person.
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Two new hybrid LNG-electric ships are coming to the Brittany Ferries fleet. They will arrive in 2024/2025 to serve routes connecting Portsmouth with St Malo and Caen. As well as significantly cutting emissions, the hybrids will deliver less noise, less vibration for passengers and a step towards future-proofing the company.
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The ship will offer three weekly round trips linking the UK and Spanish ports, with a range of sailing times designed with hauliers in mind
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“This is the news we have been waiting for all year,” said Brittany Ferries CEO Christophe Mathieu. “Finally, the storm clouds are lifting and the sun is beginning to shine. We expect an avalanche of demand in the weeks ahead and my message to our customers is clear: We have availability, so now is a great time to book a holiday and we can’t wait to serve you all.”
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