Tag: Brittany Ferries
4 months ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Work to start on huge £1.3million overhaul of Millbay Docks

ABP is using freeport cash to secure the future of the ferry terminal and boost the cruise market

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7 months ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Brittany Ferries blames Brexit for freight slump

The Plymouth headquartered company has seen an increase in passengers but totals are still below pre-Covid numbers

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8 months ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Major Plymouth Freeport investment will improve Millbay Docks and see more ships

Millbay Docks will see a number of changes, including replacing the existing historic wharf with a stronger one - tha...

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9 months ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Plymouth's Millbay docks to become key freight and cruise port

Council, APB and Brittany Ferries ink Memorandum of Understanding with vision for Net Zero and improved infrastructure

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9 months ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Plymouth's British Firework Championships' winner announced

Six firework companies competed and two awards were handed out, with Skyburst The Firework CO. winning the overall co...

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9 months ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Brittany Ferries sails from Plymouth again as probe into suspected food poisoning launched

Brittany Ferries' flagship was diverted to France on way from Spain to Plymouth when 34 crew members became ill

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9 months ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Multiple Brittany Ferries crew members fall ill at the same time

Brittany Ferries has apologised to passengers affected by the diversion

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9 months ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

LIVE: Multiple Britanny Ferries crew fall ill on Plymouth-bound Pont Aven

Brittany Ferries has confirmed a medical emergency has caused the ship to dock in Brest on its way to Plymouth from S...

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11 months ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Plymouth Armed Forces week branded 'a huge success' as thousands turn up

The crowds were wowed by three awesome flypasts, that included: The King Air Avenger, the A400M ‘Atlas’ Airbus and th...

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11 months ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Brittany Ferries struggles with post-Brexit freight slump and fewer passengers

Plymouth-headquartered company's passenger numbers are still lower than pre-Covid and now it is suffering a decline i...

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about 1 year ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Plymouth's Brittany Ferries boss reacts to proposed French ports ban

French and UK legislators look to outlaw low-pay on cross-Channel Ferries with backing of Brittany Ferries

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over 1 year ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Plymouth set to become go-to destination for French tourists

A new campaign involving Brittany Ferries will market Britain's Ocean City as perfect short-break location for travel...

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over 1 year ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Brittany Ferries celebrating 50 years in Plymouth with French-themed party

First voyage from France docked at Millbay on January 2, 1973, carrying cargo of cauliflowers and cognac

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over 1 year ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Brittany Ferries blames Brexit for huge drop in passengers between Plymouth and France

Millbay-headquartered company sees passenger and freight numbers dip compared to pre-Covid totals

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over 1 year ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

The 14 Plymouth sites earmarked for new homes, factories and car parks

Under freeport and investment zone plans large parts of the city could be regenerated

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over 1 year ago
portsmouth.co.uk

Portsmouth International Port to open its doors for free community open day

GET a behind the scenes look at Portsmouth International Port (PIP), as doors open to the public on Saturday 15 Octob...

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over 1 year ago
portsmouth.co.uk

Brittany Ferries calls on government to focus on bill to improve seafarers salaries

A FERRY company operating from Portsmouth is urging the government to ‘refocus’ attention on improving pay and workin...

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over 1 year ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Brittany Ferries calls for ‘refocused’ attention on pay and conditions

Brittany Ferries said ministers should drive forward a Seafarers Remuneration Bill

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over 1 year ago
portsmouth.co.uk

First steel cut for new Brittany Ferries LNG ship Saint-Malo

The first section of a liquified natural gas hybrid ferry that will run between Portsmouth and St Malo has been cut.

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almost 2 years ago
portsmouth.co.uk

Brittany Ferries reports spike in bookings to avoid Dover port critical incident

FOLLOWING the port of Dover becoming gridlocked with massive queues, a ferry firm sailing from Portsmouth has reporte...

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almost 2 years ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Ambitious plan to turn Plymouth into a major international port

Tory council supremo announces strategy which will look at how the combined might of the city's four port areas can b...

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almost 2 years ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Plan to turn Millbay Docks into major freight port and cruise terminal

Council, APB and Brittany Ferries to ask Government for cash for expansion which could also see superyachts and water...

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about 2 years ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Brittany Ferries cuts costs after suffering Covid and Brexit hangover

Plymouth-to-Europe operator sees drop in French travellers and has huge loans to repay but insists it will not sack w...

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about 2 years ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Why Brittany Ferries won't be following P&O and replacing crew with cheap agency staff

Cross-channel operator decries rivals sacking of 800 workers and said it is not driven by profit at all cost

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about 2 years ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Bid to upgrade Millbay docks with super ferries going to Portugal and Africa

Brittany Ferries meets council and port chiefs to discuss plan to upgrade facilities so new vessels can carry more tr...

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about 2 years ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Brittany Ferries says sorry as Plymouth call centre struggles to cope

Cross-channel operator working hard to solve backlog of calls after website glitch means travellers have to ring in

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about 2 years ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Plymouth weather forecast predicts dipping temperatures with snow elsewhere

Bright spells and colder temperatures set for Plymouth with rain arriving later in the week

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about 2 years ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Brittany Ferries Pont-Aven returns to Plymouth

"Plymouth's shipping calendar is not complete without the start of Brittany Ferries"

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about 2 years ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Brittany Ferries addresses P&O latest in statement as lorries back up at Dover crossing

Brittany Ferries is on course to reinstating popular routes this summer and says the P&O news has "nothing to do" wit...

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about 2 years ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Brittany Ferries will re-open all its routes this summer

And with an increase in sailings from Plymouth, after two years of Covid disruption

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about 2 years ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

What is the big ship off Plymouth and what is it doing?

The Sospan Dau has been in Plymouth for a number of days

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over 2 years ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

New Brittany Ferries ship prepares to traverse Suez Canal en route from China

Salamanca weighs in at more than 42,000 gross tonnes which means she will be one of the largest ships to serve the co...

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over 2 years ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Brittany Ferries has a new gas-driven super ferry Salamanca

Salamanca will weigh-in at more than 42,000 gross tonnes. That means she will be one of the largest ships ever to ser...

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over 2 years ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Brittany Ferries sees 'surge in reservations' for summer 2022 travel

Ferry firm are bouncing back from two disastrous summer seasons

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over 2 years ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Hawk swoops in to scare away gulls and pigeons from Plymouth docks

Associated British Ports are using Seika the Harris hawk to patrol the skies over Millbay and stop birds harassing pe...

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over 2 years ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Brittany Ferries receives huge bailout from French government

Brittany Ferries said that for more than a year it had warned the French state of its deteriorating financial situati...

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over 2 years ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Brittany Ferries issues urgent call for Covid PCR test clarity as bookings soar

Ferry operator reports its bookings are up by as much as 71 per cent

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almost 3 years ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Police found four stowaways who escaped Millbay port

The quartet were spotted climbing over the port security fence shortly after a ferry arrived from France

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almost 3 years ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Brittany Ferries joins Day of Action as 'Brits denied holiday'

Brittany Ferries, which serves holiday destinations in France and Spain from Portsmouth, Poole and Plymouth, is backi...

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