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15 Feb 2021 • 4 min read
Before Brexit, lorry driver Patrick Kirwan would have typically taken his load of frozen meat from France to Northern Ireland on the quick ferry across the English Channel, followed by a drive across Britain and then an Irish Sea sailing but on a cold winter night in February he was preparing to take the 17-hour ferry trip direct to Ireland from the Normandy port of Cherbourg.
The next ship to join Brittany Ferries’ fleet will be called Salamanca, and will be powered by cleaner LNG. Salamanca’s launch ceremony took place on 6th January 2021 at the CMJL shipyard in Weihai, China, where she is under construction. She is the second of three E-Flexer class ships ordered by Brittany Ferries and will .
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January 12, 2021
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The next ship to join Brittany Ferries’ fleet will be called Salamanca, she will be powered by cleaner LNG and she took to the water for the first time last week.
Salamanca’s launch ceremony took place on 6 January 2021 at the CMJL shipyard in Weihai, China, where she is under construction. She is the second of three E-Flexer class ships ordered by Brittany Ferries and will join sister-ship Galicia, when she enters service in the spring of 2022.
Brittany Ferries latest addition has taken to the water for the first time
She is the second of three E-Flexer class ships ordered by Brittany Ferries
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Brittany Ferries brand spanking new ship has taken to the water for the very first time.