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Après le temps de la résilience vient celui de la compétitivité (EN and FR versions of press release)

23rd October 2021

"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."

Freight volumes rise 32 percent in a year on Brittany Ferries’ Ireland-Spain route

28th September 2021

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.

Clarity on PCR test deadline needed, to boost the half term get-away

22nd September 2021

"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."

LNG bunker terminal construction begins in Bilbao

21st September 2021

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.

Brittany Ferries reacts to change in UK-government coronavirus-related international travel restrictions

17th September 2021

“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.