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Portsmouth International Port introduces LNG bunkering for cleaner sailings
A cleaner future is one step closer for Portsmouth after the first bunkering transfer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at the port. The Saint-Malo, the first of two new electric-hybrid ships from Brittany Ferries soon to be entering service from the …
Jan 28, 2025 / Curious
Stena RoRo takes delivery of the battery hybrid vessel Guillaume de Normandie
Stena RoRo has taken delivery of E-Flexer No. 12 – in a series of 15 vessels - from the Chinese shipyard CMI Jinling (Weihai). The ship is the Guillaume de Normandie and is long-term chartered to the French shipping company Brittany Ferries. In April …
Jan 2, 2025 / Vessels
Stena RoRo takes delivery of RoPax vessel Saint-Malo with strong focus on sustainability
Stena RoRo last week took delivery of E-Flexer No. 11 – in a series of 15 vessels – from the Chinese shipyard CMI Jinling (Weihai). The ship is the Saint-Malo and is long-term chartered to the French shipping company Brittany Ferries. In February …
Oct 28, 2024 / Vessels
Brittany Ferries, Wärtsilä and Incat partner on zero-emissions ferry project
Brittany Ferries, Wärtsilä and Incat have signed a partnership deal to explore design and technical requirements for a 137m zero-emissions craft. The project comes as Brittany Ferries nears completion of the biggest fleet renewal programme in its …
May 29, 2024 / Curious
Plymouth Leading The Way As Groundbreaking Port Agreement Signed
Plymouth City Council, Millbay Docks and the docks’ major customer Brittany Ferries have pledged to work together to support the docks to grow and to work towards Net Zero by signing a Memorandum of Understanding. The move will support Millbay Docks …
Aug 23, 2023 / Curious
Brittany Ferries hails strong start to 2023
Forward reservations are up by 20 per cent. In total, 125,000 more passengers have booked to travel with Brittany Ferries, compared with the same period last year. Meanwhile the company’s next ship Santoña (CruiseMapper) – powered by cleaner …
Jan 23, 2023 / Curious
Leclanché receives orders for 22.6 MWh of battery systems with Stena Line and Brittany Ferries for next generation Hybrid ferries
Leclanché SA (SIX: LECN) continues to reach new milestones in the electrification of marine transport and announces that it has been selected as the battery technology provider for two hybrid vessels being built for Stena Line and Brittany Ferries. …
Jan 12, 2023 / Vessels
Brittany Ferries confirms reopening its Portsmouth to Le Havre service for passengers
Brittany Ferries confirmed on Tuesday (Dec 20) it will re-open its Portsmouth to Le Havre service for passengers. The route had been run in freight-only mode for the last few years, a consequence of the Covid. On 20 December 2022 – tickets have gone …
Dec 22, 2022 / Curious
Brittany Ferries’ Salamanca passenger ferry uses Wärtsilä’s SPECS camera system for more efficient and safer operations
Wärtsilä Voyage, part of the technology group Wärtsilä, today announces that its Smart Panoramic Edge Camera System (SPECS) will be used by Brittany Ferries to improve the safety and efficiency of its passenger ferry operations. SPECS will be first …
Aug 12, 2022 / Curious
Brittany Ferries’ Saint-Malo will be the largest hybrid-vessel ever built
Brittany Ferries Saint-Malo will be the world’s largest hybrid ship, when she joins the fleet in less than three years. Her batteries will boast a capacity of 11.5 MWh, approximately double that typically used for hybrid propulsion in marine …
Jun 23, 2022 / Vessels