Her batteries will boast a capacity of 11.5 MWh, approximately double that typically used for hybrid propulsion in marine vessels.
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Bretagne’s replacement will be a hybrid ship. She will be powered by cleaner LNG (liquefied natural gas), by battery power or by a combination of the two. And she will be called The Saint-Malo.
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“At Brittany Ferries we come from the land, but we are committed to the sea,” affirmed Jean-Marc Roué, Brittany Ferries president and working farmer, this weekend. “Nothing sympbolises this relationship more than the Pink Roscoff Onion.
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25 March 2022: The UK’s first LNG-powered ferry leaves Portsmouth this weekend, on its inaugural voyage to Spain.
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The company today confirms the return of much-loved vessels like Bretagne, the re-start of services from Plymouth and Poole, and an increase in the number of ships sailing between Ireland and France.
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Salamanca is the first of four LNG vessels to join the fleet, two of which will be LNG-hybrid ships. Paving the way for even lower emissions.
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1. Future-proofing the fleet: clean today, but cleaner tomorrow 2. Creating a new 'gas culture’ at Brittany Ferries 3. The benefits of sailing on LNG 4. Building the future – the E-Flexer story 5. Refuelling our ship, virtually and in Spain 6. Technical innovation comes as standard 7. The inside story – designing a ship to wow passengers 8. Where to go on board : shops, restaurants, lounges and beautifully appointed cabins 9. From Velázquez to virtual art, a collection to treasure 10. Build dates and technical data
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1. Future-proofing the fleet: clean today, but cleaner tomorrow 2. Creating a new 'gas culture’ at Brittany Ferries 3. The benefits of sailing on LNG 4. Building the future – the E-Flexer story 5. Refuelling our ship, virtually and in Spain 6. Technical innovation comes as standard 7. The inside story – designing a ship to wow passengers 8. Where to go on board : shops, restaurants, lounges and beautifully appointed cabins 9. From Velázquez to virtual art, a collection to treasure 10. Build dates and technical data
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On Saturday 5th February, Brittany Ferries’ first liquefied natural gas-powered was blessed in Roscoff, Brittany in the presence of Jean-Yves Le Drian, French minister for Europe and foreign affairs.
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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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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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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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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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Investment in new ships was made well before the pandemic began, but a trio of cleaner, more efficient and comfortable vessels will help secure the company’s future ensuring the continuity of passenger and freight services.
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Somanor and Brittany Ferries confirm the termination, on 17th June 2020, of the shipbuilding contract for Honfleur, a ferry powered by Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).
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