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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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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"Government must open the door to destinations where vaccination rates are high and Covid incidence is low," says ferry operator.
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There are better ways to enjoy a get-away this summer, without battling busy airport terminals and sitting cheek by jowl in cramped tubes.
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Brittany Ferries has today opened its books for 2022 reservations. The move comes three months’ earlier than normal and is partly designed to meet customer demand for holidays next year. But it also aims to deliver reassurance to those who hold 2021 reservations, should a return to international travel be delayed.
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Brittany Ferries has published some of the most disappointing figures in its history, following its AGM in St Pol de Leon, France today. In a year dominated by the Covid crisis and amid on-going Brexit concerns, 2020 passenger numbers fell to less than a third of normal levels. Freight fared slightly better, with figures down by 20 percent. Company turnover halved, as lockdown measures and restrictions on travel in all markets forced passengers to stay at home.
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“We had hoped for a return to service for all our routes in mid-March, but the reality is that most people are simply unable to travel at this time, " said CEO Christophe Mathieu. "Booking levels are extremely low and we are relying on loans to carry us through this difficult period. It is therefore simply not viable to run loss-making routes at this time.”
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A growing number of haulage companies are shipping goods using unaccompanied trailers. Brittany Ferries says demand is rising, and the ports it serves on the western Channel in France and the UK are best set-up to receive these driverless loads.
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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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“Having the right mix of vessels for our fleet gives us a fighting chance of emerging from the current crisis in good health," said CEO Christophe Mathieu.
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The news will serve as a much-needed tonic for holiday makers who may have delayed plans for a 2021 summer holiday.
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As part of a comprehensive fleet renewal programme, the company will welcome three vessels that combine the best in comfort, technology, safety and respect for the environment. All three will have joined the fleet by 2023. Galicia is the first.
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