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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
KONGSBERG to supply Penguin Shipyard with waterjets for two fast ferries
Kongsberg Maritime has won the contract to supply its Kamewa waterjets for two fast ferries to be built by Singapore's Penguin Shipyard for a Middle East client. Each of the new 56-metre Ropax ferries will be equipped with four KONGSBERG Kamewa 71 …
Jun 15, 2023 / Curious
Corsica Ferries to seek optimal sustainability with Wärtsilä’s Decarbonisation Modelling service
Technology group Wärtsilä will carry out Decarbonisation Modelling on two vessels in the Corsica Ferries fleet. The study will create a digital model of the two ships to simulate the effect of various decarbonisation technologies on their …
May 23, 2023 / Curious
BV-Classed Hybrid Ferries With Battery And Solar Power To Be Deployed In Hong Kong
Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in Testing, Inspection and Certification, has announced that it will class two hybrid double hull, double-end ferries, which will be equipped with battery and solar power technology for operation in Hong Kong. …
Mar 20, 2023 / Curious
Irish Ferries contracts with Armada Technologies for Hull Air Lubrication System
Armada Technologies, LLC. (Armada) has announced that Irish Ferries, has contracted for a feasibility study and integration engineering for the Armada ‘passive air lubrication system’ (PALS) onboard their RoPax cruise ferry, W.B. Yeats …
Feb 1, 2023 / Vessels
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
P&O Ferries Cuts Carbon Emissions By 85,000 Tons Through Maximising Efficiency Of Sailings
P&O FERRIES reduced its carbon footprint by 85,000 tons as it took advantage of new partnerships to sail less frequently and maximise the efficiency of its operations. The integrated transport and logistics company’s best-ever sustainability …
Jan 11, 2023 / Curious
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
CLdN Expands Services Between Santander, Liverpool And Dublin
CLdN announced further improvements to its services from Santander to Dublin and Dublin to Liverpool. In January 2023 a new twice weekly schedule from Santander to Dublin will double capacity on this service, in line with the growing demand. From …
Dec 15, 2022 / Vessels