"to operate one round sailing a day in the summer months between the two ports. ""Cap Finistère"" ran between Portsmouth and Santander twice a week and also operated three round trips a week between Portsmouth and Cherbourg. In September 2010, Brittany Ferries announced plans to serve the Portsmouth–Bilbao route recently abandoned by P&O Ferries. The route started on 27 March 2011. In February 2011, ""Barfleur"" returned to the Poole-Cherbourg route on a seven-month trial basis after being laid up for a year. Her final crossing of 2011 was 3 October. The return of ""Barfleur"" allowed ""Cotentin"" to run two Poole-Santander"
"Brittany Ferries Brittany Ferries is the trading name of French shipping company BAI Bretagne Angleterre Irlande S.A. that operates a fleet of ferries and cruiseferries between France and United Kingdom, Ireland, and Spain, and between United Kingdom and Spain. In 1972, following the provision of the deep-water port at Roscoff, the company BAI Bretagne Angleterre Irlande S.A. was founded at the instigation of Alexis Gourvennec, after existing ferry companies showed reluctance about providing a service from Roscoff to Plymouth. The company began sailings in January 1973 between Roscoff in Brittany and Plymouth in the South West of England, using the"
"but they do not operate a regular timetable, like the MV Cap Finistère did. Brittany Ferries announced on 24 September 2010 their intention to begin operating to Bilbao in Northern Spain, just hours before P&O were due to withdraw from the route. This route was originally opened by P&O Ferries in 1993 with Pride of Bilbao. The MV Cap Finistere commenced service on the route in April 2011 with two sailings per week in both direction. Some departures from Portsmouth stop at Roscoff en route to Bilbao in order to allow a crew change to take place (the MV Cap"
"Ferries announced their new chartered ships will be named ""Galicia"" and ""Salamanca"", named after two regions in Northern Spain. The names were chosen following a competition among Brittany Ferries staff and follow confirmation of the ships charter last month. The 2 new ships, on charter from Stena Line are expected to enter service in 2021 and 2022 respectively. In August 2018, Brittany Ferries announced that the 2003-built charter from DFDS had been extended for a further year and she would continue operating for Brittany Ferries until April 2020, the ship currently operates from Portsmouth to Spain and Le Havre and"
"will also operate a twice weekly Portsmouth–Spain service. The ship will be renamed . On 22 June 2015, Jean-Marc Roue, president of Brittany Ferries, stated in an interview with French newspaper ""le Marin"" that a new vessel was to be ordered sometime in 2016. The new vessel is to be similar to the postponed 'Project Pegasis' order. ""Pont-Aven"" will take over from ""Bretagne"" on the Portsmouth–St Malo route with the new vessel taking on the Portsmouth to Santander, Plymouth to Roscoff, Plymouth to Santander and Cork to Roscoff routes. ""Bretagne"" is likely to be sold or scrapped. On 19 January"
"have Scrubbers installed in Santander. HSC Normandie Express is currently laid-up in Darse de l' Océan in Le Havre for the Winter and will leave the port bound for Cherbourg on 1 May 2019, re-entering service the following day. HSC Normandie Express The HSC ""Normandie Express is a high-speed catamaran ferry owned and operated by Brittany Ferries. Since being built in 2000, the vessel herself has borne the names Incat Tasmania and The Lynx"". It is designed to travel at speeds of up to 46-and-a-half knots, giving a journey time between Portsmouth and the Brittany ports of about three hours"
"new ship also operated a weekly service to Santander from Poole. It was announced on 19 December 2007 that the company had purchased ""Pont-L'Abbé"" from DFDS. On 1 May 2008 ""Coutances"" completed her last sailing for the company - having been with Truckline Ferries for 30 years and with Brittany Ferries since 1985. In early 2009, ""Armorique"" was launched on the Plymouth-Roscoff route, replacing ""Pont L'Abbe"". For 2009, ""Pont-Aven"" operated a new Portsmouth to Santander service once a week (cutting the previous Plymouth to Santander route to once a week). In late 2009, the new Poole-Santander freight-only service was deemed"
"serves the Portsmouth to St Malo route daily but has seen use on Portsmouth-Caen (Ouistreham) as refit cover and also the winter only route of Plymouth-St Malo. She also sailed between Portsmouth and Santander during the winter in the mid-nineties. Though generally found on the Portsmouth to St Malo route ""Bretagne"" will also operate on other routes, normally in Winter, such as Portsmouth to Cherbourg and Plymouth to Roscoff. ""Bretagne"" has previously been used on Spanish routes, operating between Plymouth and Santander. MV Bretagne MV ""Bretagne"" is a ferry operated by Brittany Ferries. She was built at Chantiers de l'Atlantique"
"Bridge"". This route received a European Union subsidy as part of its Motorways of the Sea project. Such was the success of the service that the ""Norman Bridge"" was replaced by the larger ""Baltic Amber"" which was renamed ""Norman Asturias"". Following the opening of the Poole-Santander route the ""Norman Asturias"" was replaced with the ""Scintu"" which has since been renamed ""Norman Atlantic"", this route is currently suspended with Norman Atlantic released elsewhere. On 3 November 2013, LD Lines launched a service between Poole, United Kingdom and Santander, Spain using the ""Norman Asturias"". This service was formerly operated by Brittany Ferries,"
"and another pair for Baltic sea services, Superfast VII and VIII In March 2010 Brittany Ferries purchased the ship from Attica Group for €81.5 million to expand Spanish services. MV Cap Finistère was delivered to Brittany Ferries under her new name in February 2010. During October 2010 she conducted berthing trials in Cherbourg and Portsmouth before heading for work to be completed in Dunkerque prior to entering service. Shortly after MV Cap Finistère started operating commercially for Brittany Ferries, it operated the Portsmouth to Cherbourg-Octeville route alongside HSC Normandie Express. The route is still operated by Brittany Ferries' cruise ferries,"
"cost and the likely benefit of cross-channel ferries. The site was at the end of the newly constructed M275. Originally built with two berths the site opened in 1976 with the Earl William (Sealink) running to the Channel Islands, the Viking Victory (Townsend Thoresen) running to Cherbourg and the Brittany Ferries running to Saint-Malo. Portsmouth International Port Also known as Portsmouth Port or Portsmouth Continental Ferry Port, Portsmouth International Port is a port and ferry terminal located in the city of Portsmouth on the South Coast of England. It operates departures and arrivals for cruise ships, cargo ships and passenger"
"capable of about . On Sunday, 28 April 1912 the majority of the surviving crew of the RMS Titanic disaster disembarked here in secrecy. They were then taken by train from Millbay station to Southampton. There are currently two large deepwater docks, one of which is part-owned by Brittany Ferries, which has its UK headquarters here. Since 1973 the company has operated ferry services from the dock to Roscoff on the north coast of Brittany, France, and also to Santander on the north coast of Spain. Ferry services depart and arrive daily from March to late October, and less regularly"
"HSC Normandie Express The HSC ""Normandie Express is a high-speed catamaran ferry owned and operated by Brittany Ferries. Since being built in 2000, the vessel herself has borne the names Incat Tasmania and The Lynx"". It is designed to travel at speeds of up to 46-and-a-half knots, giving a journey time between Portsmouth and the Brittany ports of about three hours per crossing. Brittany Ferries purchased the ""Normandie Express"" from Incat in 2007 for £30m ($38.9m), having been on charter from them since 2005. She was built as ""Incat Tasmania"" at the Incat yards in Tasmania, Australia. Her first use"
"route and that the timetable currently operated by ""Coutances"" would be amended to give more ""social"" departure times, specifically changing the 02:00 summer time departure from Cherbourg. Up to mid-July 2007 the Brittany Ferries Freight timetable showed a two-ship service on Poole–Cherbourg after the delivery of ""Cotentin"", and no Portsmouth–Cherbourg sailings, indicating the company's intention to place the ship on the Poole–Cherbourg route alongside ""Barfleur"". Newspaper articles covering the launch of the vessel stated that the vessel would primarily be used on the Poole route. Despite the initial announcement that the ship would run to Santander at the weekend a"
"laid-up in Gdańsk during the winter of 2014/15. She received new gas-filters to meet new European regulations covering sulphur emissions. It was announced on 30 January 2015 that Brittany Ferries would charter ""Sirena Seaways"" to increase the capacity of their Portsmouth to Le Havre route, beginning in May 2015, alongside the and the . She will also operate a weekly service between Portsmouth and Bilbao. However ""Normandie Express"" will cut the number of sailings on the Portsmouth to Le Havre from four to two weekly crossings. On 10 February 2015, Brittany Ferries announced that she would be named MV ""Baie"
"is limited to the city limits, and only a few lines extend beyond it. The BizkaiBus network fills this gap, with more than 100 lines, connecting the city with all other municipalities in the metropolitan area, as well as with most towns in Biscay and some in Álava. A Brittany Ferries ferry service links Santurtzi, near Bilbao, to Portsmouth (UK). MV Cap Finistère ferry departs from the port of Bilbao, north west of the town centre. A service operated by Acciona Trasmediterranea served the same route from 16 May 2006 until April 2007. P&O Ferries operated this route until its"
"to operate on Le Havre, Portsmouth and Santander. The vessel was renamed . During the weekends, the ferry sails on Portsmouth–Santander. Demand for freight capacity is high during the weekend, but also passengers are interested in such a service. On weekdays, ""Norman Voyager"", which has been renamed ""Etretat"", sails on Portsmouth–Le Havre, a route that was successful in 2013 when Brittany Ferries introduced the catamaran . However, after the 2015 summer season, Brittany Ferries pulled ""Normandie Express"" from this route as it was not financially viable. The ""new"" ro-pax ferry ""Etretat"" will sail year-round. On 13 October 2014, it was"
"decision had not been made at the time as to whether this will be the ships Spanish destination due to port fees. Other ports that were in the running to receive ""Cotentin"" were Bilbao and Gijon. On 21 July 2007 it was announced by Brittany Ferries that ""Cotentin"" would operate from Poole, a partially amended timetable for the Poole–Cherbourg route had been posted prior to the announcement though ""Cotentin"" sailings were absent until the delivery date was confirmed. The amendments allowed for ""Cotentin's"" Poole–Santander weekend sailings. The 2008 timetable revealed on 12 September 2007 showed ""Cotentin"" entering service in mid-November"
"city of Puerto la Cruz, Anzoátegui state. As the ""Coutances"" with Brittany Ferries and Truckline the ship sailed on the following routes:- As the ""Coutances"" the ship has also served on Portsmouth-Caen (Ouistreham) in the early years of the route where she provided extra freight capacity. She has also seen use on Plymouth-Roscoff and Plymouth-Santander. On 13 December 2007 ""Coutances"" sailed from Portsmouth to the Channel Islands on charter to Condor Ferries to cover for the damaged ""Commodore Goodwill"". MV Rosa Eugenia The M/V ""Rosa Eugenia"", formerly the ""Coutances"" and ""Outances"" is a freight ferry owned by Conferry and previously"
"in Whitegate, Passage West, Rushbrooke, Ringaskiddy and Haulbowline. The port has over 10 berths, mostly privately owned. Between May and November, Brittany Ferries operates a ferry service to Roscoff in France - from the Ro Ro facilities at Ringaskiddy. From April 2018, Brittany Ferries also plan to run a direct ferry service to Santander in Spain. A previous ferry service, the Swansea Cork ferry, ran to Swansea in Wales between 1987 and 2006. It was briefly reinstated between 2010 and 2012. Port of Cork The Port of Cork () is the main port serving the South of Ireland, County Cork"
"MV Baie de Seine Baie de Seine (previously named Sirena Seaways, Dana Sirena and MS ""Golfo Dei Delfini"") is a RoPax ferry that operates for Brittany Ferries on the Portsmouth to Le Havre, Santander and Bilbao routes. It is owned by DFDS Seaways. Initially christened MS ""Golfo Dei Delfini"", ""Baie de Seine"" was acquired by DFDS Seaways before entering service. She was rebuilt with extra passenger accommodations to be operated on the Harwich to Esbjerg route. The hull is constructed of steel with an aluminum alloy superstructure. As ""Sirena Seaways"", the ship had space for 623 passengers and 423 cars."
"having been sold to DFDS and renamed ""King of Scandinavia"". In the meantime, Brittany Ferries had taken up a 2-year charter of the DFDS ship ""Duke of Scandinavia"", which was renamed ""Pont-L'Abbé"" and ran on the Plymouth-Roscoff route. ""Bretagne"" returned to the Portsmouth-St Malo route. Brittany Ferries also announced a new build for the Plymouth-Roscoff route, to be launched early 2008. In February 2006 ""Normandie Express"" was brought under the French flag, she was later purchased by the company in early 2007. Brittany Ferries new freight ship, ""Cotentin"", entered service on 26 November 2007 with the 23:45 Cherbourg-Poole service. The"
"going to fit scrubbers to a number of elder vessels, convert newer vessels to LNG and construct a new LNG powered ferry but Brittany Ferries later withdrew and cancelled the order and the LNG conversions, instead they announced that all vessels were to have scrubbers systems fitted. Normandie was the first vessel in the fleet to have these installed at the Astillero shipyard in Santander in late 2014 re-entering service in January 2015. ""Cap Finistère"" sailed from Portsmouth to Santander on 11 January 2015 with a commercial sailing, before proceeding to the shipyard for refit and installation of scrubber technology"
"which make it very humid. Puerto Wilches lies to the north of Barrancabermeja; Puerto Parra and Simacota to the south; San Vicente de Chucuri and Giron to the southeast; and Magdalena River to the west. It is 116 km from Bucaramanga, the capital of Santander. The city is situated on the banks of the Magdalena River. In the past a Ferry service would cross between Santander and Antioquia, on the opposite side, where further oil fields are found. A bridge now spans the river at this location. Barrancabermeja's culture has been largely affected by the migratory movements caused by the"
"to Rouen and Antwerp. The cruise generally leaves Portsmouth International Port and spends two days in the Continental port. ""Pont-Aven"" is therefore the only ship which operates on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Brittany Ferries parted company with Mistral Holidays in 2015. In 2016, Brittany Ferries announced that they would be solely operating a New Year cruise to Rouen on ""Pont-Aven"". Brittany Ferries Brittany Ferries is the trading name of French shipping company BAI Bretagne Angleterre Irlande S.A. that operates a fleet of ferries and cruiseferries between France and United Kingdom, Ireland, and Spain, and between United Kingdom and"
"services that take passengers, vehicles and freight to Ireland, the United Kingdom and the Channel Islands. The main companies are Brittany Ferries which operates lines between Plymouth and Roscoff, Portsmouth and Saint-Malo, and Roscoff and Cork. Irish Ferries operates the route Rosslare-Roscoff and Condor Ferries link Saint-Malo with Jersey. Cycling has always been one of the main sports of Brittany, but leisure cycling and the infrastructure to support it have been growing extremely rapidly. An extensive network of cyclepaths and recommended cycleroutes has opened up all over the region. Some of these are routes using mainly smaller roads and both"
"with smaller, round porthole windows in late 2007 - early 2008. On 18 August 2008 the ship experienced problems opening the bow door in Santander for cars to be off-loaded. As a result of this the ship had to re-dock, aft into the port first, and the vehicles had to reverse off. This led to further delays and the problem was not fixed before the next crossing to Plymouth later that day; meaning that vehicles had to reverse or make a U-turn to disembark. MV ""Pont-Aven"" was named for the town of Pont-Aven in Brittany. The town is famous as"
"Colindres Colindres is a town in the northern Spanish province and autonomous community of Cantabria. Located between the cities of Santander and Bilbao, Colindres has a population of 7948 (INE 2009). In Colindres, the Asón River flows into the Cantabrian Sea, forming the Santoña estuary, which is the most important SPA in northern Spain, which is also known as the Santoña, Victoria and Joyel Marshes Natural Park, which Colindres is a part of. The town has the second fishing port in the region. Its festivities during the summer are very popular in the region, and perhaps the most popular and"
"Bay of Santander The Bay of Santander is both a ""comarca"" of Cantabria and the largest estuary on the North coast of Spain, with an extension of 22.42 km² 9 km long and 5 km wide. Due to the influence of Santander and its metropolitan area, nearly half of the population of the region is gathered around it, which makes the anthropic pressure on this area of water quite notable. The entrance to the Bay is lined by the Sardinero beaches, where the Isle of Mouro with its lighthouse can be found. The access to its interior is through a"
"is given as 19,909 or 22,542 depending on the source. When the order for ""Cotentin"" in 2005 was announced it was not made clear which route the vessel would be placed on. The French press released stated that she would be for the Portsmouth–Cherbourg and run to Santander at the weekends route while the English press release simply stated that she would be used in the Cherbourg route and to Spain at the weekend. An October 2006 article in ""International Freighting Weekly"" included comments from a Brittany Ferries executive which suggested that the ship would be placed on the Poole–Cherbourg"
"the merchant navy."" Later in 2011 she moved to the Portsmouth – Le Havre route. In 2012 she was sold to Stena RoRo, Gothenburg, Sweden; from February 2013 to March 2014 she was operated by DFDS Seaways between Portsmouth and Le Havre. From 11 March 2014, ""Norman Voyager"" was chartered to Brittany Ferries, renamed ""Etretat"" and branded for their économie service. She will continue to serve Portsmouth to Le Havre on Tuesday to Friday. She also runs a weekly return crossing from Portsmouth to Santander on Saturday/Sunday. ""Etretat"" has been fitted with 13 pet-friendly cabins, in addition to 88 standard"
"Ferries tickets on the Dover–Calais route; any unused tickets were refunded. Services were not affected on the Poole–Cherbourg route which was being operated by Condor Ferries. The 2012 season was the last year of the Poole–Cherbourg fastcraft operation with Condor Ferries. For the first time since 2001, the Condor vessel operating the Poole-Cherbourg summer service was ""Condor Express"" rather than ""Condor Vitesse"". In May 2013, Brittany Ferries introduced a new route with services from Portsmouth to Le Havre using their high-speed vessel, ""Normandie Express"". In October 2013, Brittany Ferries' freight service from Poole-Santander terminated and ""Cotentin"", which served the route,"
"on 9 November 2007 and undertook berthing trials in Portsmouth and Poole on 14 November 2007 prior to sailing to her homeport of Cherbourg arriving the next day. Her first commercial sailing was the 23:45 Cherbourg–Poole service on 26 November 2007. ""Cotentin"" replaced on weekday Poole–Cherbourg sailings. ""Cotentin"" sails under the French flag and is registered in Cherbourg. In terms of capacity she is the largest ship ever to have operated out of Poole and also the largest ship by capacity in the Brittany Ferries fleet, carrying two more freight vehicles than the physically larger . The ships gross tonnage"