Brittany Ferries reveals names of new ships
Brittany Ferries has announced the names for its new vessels, including its latest state-of-the-art sustainable ship.
The operator’s one-year charter vessel that will cover the Cork to Santander route from November 2019 to November 2020 will be called Kerry.
The company has also revealed that Santoña (pronounced Santonia in English) has been chosen for the company’s third E-Flexer class ship.
To be chartered from Stena, Santoña is part of the company’s €550 million fleet renewal programme, with a focus on sustainable development.
Santoña will arrive in 2023 and like sister ship Salamanca, will be powered by environmentally-friendly Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).
The ship will be the third LNG powered vessel to join the Brittany Ferries fleet. The fuel burns more efficiently than diesel, so promises significant improvements in air quality as well as a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
Combustion produces no sulphur, virtually no particulates and 95% less nitrogen dioxide than diesel. LNG is also up to 28% better in terms of greenhouse gas emissions according to findings of an independent, peer-reviewed report published in April this year.
Brittany Ferries director of fleet and port operations Frédéric Pouget said: "Brittany Ferries is committed to LNG as the most environmentally-friendly fuelling solution currently available for shipping.
"Despite the significant investment made in scrubber technology for our ships, we know that the best way to respect the environments in which we operate, and to exceed emission reduction targets, is to commit to LNG. This is what we have done with an investment worth half a billion euros."
The company’s first LNG ship, Honfleur, will be operational next year. The ship is currently under construction in Germany and will serve the company’s busiest Portsmouth to Caen route.
Salamanca will arrive in 2022 to carry passengers and freight on long haul routes between the UK and Spain. Santoña will join the fleet in 2023.
The company’s fleet renewal programme promises a significant reduction in carbon emissions per passenger compared with vessels currently operating between the UK and Spain.
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Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
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