Brittany Ferries' news

Brittany Ferries charters AF Michela for Summer 2020

Brittany Ferries charters for Summer 2020 a new RoPax ferry to the Swedish company Stena Roro AB. This new ferry replaces directly Connemara on the Spain - Ireland routes and indirectly Baie de Seine on the Spain - England lines.

The ferry AF Michela under her Adria Ferries colors. The ferry is currently operating a route linking the Italian ports of Ancona and Trieste to the Albanese port of Durres.
The ferry AF Michela, one of the first ferries of the class Visentini. Courtesy Adria Ferries.
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Fire aboard Pont-Aven. One engine needs intensive repairs

At 4 am on 29th April, a fire occurred in the port engine room of Pont-Aven whilst on passage to Santander, 142 km off the coast of France. Although extinguished within 40 minutes by the crew, the fire left one of the engine severely damaged.

Pont-Aven seen on an arrival in Saint-Malo at the early morning.
On 29th April, one of Pont-Aven four main engines suffered from a fire which has irremediably left this engine out of service.
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Brittany Ferries to charter a third Stena E-Flexer class vesel

An artist impression of Galicia departing Portsmouth bound to Spain. The EFlexer vessels will be largest ever of Brittany Ferries' fleet.
An artist impression of Galicia departing Portsmouth. Courtesy Brittany Ferries

Brittany Ferries announces it will charter from Stena Line a third Stena E-Flexer class from 2023. The latter ship is however not going to replace Bretagne, which will be replaced by a purpose-built state-of-the-art cruise ferry.

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Brittany Ferries records a €8 millions profit in 2018

Pont-Aven in her new colours entering Saint-Malo harbour from Portsmouth in February 2019.
Pont-Aven in her new colours entering Saint-Malo harbour in February 2019. Picture Antoine H.

Although still being trapped in the uncertainty linked to Brexit, Brittany Ferries has announced a €8 millions profit for its 2018 financial year (which goes from Octobre 2017 to September 2018).

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Brexit. Brittany Ferries to create 19 weekly rotations

The Department for Transports has awarded a £46,6 millions contract to Brittany Ferries to operate 19 further weekly crossings from 29th March from Plymouth, Poole and Portsmouth in case of a without-deal Brexit.

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Brittany Ferries. EFlexer ferries to be named Galicia and Salamanca

Brittany Ferries has just unveiled the first of its two-commissioned E-Flexer class RoPax ferries will be named Galicia and Salamanca.

 

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Brittany Ferries orders another new ferry for its UK - Spain services

Brittany Ferries orders a second Stena E-Flexer class RoPax ferry for its Portsmouth - Spain services.
An artist impression of the E-Flexer class vessel in its Brittany Ferries livery. Courtesy Brittany Ferries

Brittany Ferries unveils today it has reached an agreement with Stena Line AB for the commission of a second E-Flexer class vessel, with the first (ordered a few months ago) to be delivered for Summer 2021, a year later than initially planed.

As the her already-ordered sister, the new E-Flexer Class RoPax ferry will be chartered from Stena Line AB for an initial 5-year period with an option or purchase.

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Brittany Ferries launches new services to Ireland

M/V Connemara, le Visentini-class vessel which will be chartered to reinforce Brittany Ferries’s Irish routes.
M/V Connemara, a Visentini-class vessel which will be chartered to reinforce Brittany Ferries’s Irish routes. Courtesy Brittany Ferries.
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An out-of-common cruise aboard Normandie

Normandie leaving Portsmouth's harbour, en route to Ouistreham

Brittany Ferries’ work horse Normandie began service back in May 1992, on the Ouistreham - Portsmouth for which she has been built. It mean she has kept sailing on this route for 25 years, up to three times a day with the reliability of a Swiss clock. Built to accommodate the growing numbers of passengers traveling to Normandy, she still looks very modern, despite her age.

Willing to make something relaxing throughout a mid-August week end, we decided to make a cruise with Brittany Ferries. That was an occasion to sail aboard a workhorse we haven’t given the attention she deserves the last time we sailed on her five years ago.

A travel report (text and pictures) by Antoine and Benjamin.

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Brittany Ferries to operate another new ship in 2020

Brittany Ferries is to operate the third vessel of the Stena Line's E-Flexer class
An artist view of the new Stena Line's E-Flexer class vessels. Courtesy Deltamarin

Brittany Ferries has confirmed to our colleagues from Shippax it will charter from Stena Line a new vessel for its popular Spain - Great Britain route beginning 2020.

Antoine Hurtaut

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