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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Nearly one in three passengers booked with Brittany Ferries this year have never travelled with the company before. That compares with just 23 percent who travelled with the ferry and holiday company in 2019.
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Plymouth City Council Leader Richard Bingley, Chief Executive of Associated British Ports (ABP), Henrik Pedersen and Christophe Mathieu, the Chief Executive of Brittany Ferries, have agreed a tripartite arrangement to share and develop ambitions to expand the port’s capabilities and potential.
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Brittany Ferries has confirmed the introduction of a more tourism-oriented ship Galicia on to its Rosslare/Bilbao route from November of this year. The huge cruise-ferry is one of the newest additions to the Brittany Ferries fleet having been launched in December 2020.
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Brittany Ferries has confirmed that its new midweek sailing connecting Cork with France will become a permanent feature of the company’s sailing schedule, further reinforcing the company's long-term commitment to Ireland, Irish tourism and the Port of Cork.
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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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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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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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