Brittany Ferries, Salamanca, takes to the water

By Marc Allen, Maritime Direct UK.

E-Flexer, Salamanca, was spotted earlier this week as she took to the water for the first time after a launch ceremony at CMJL shipyard in Weihai, China. The launch was announced by Brittany Ferries and is the second of three new E-Flexers for the company.

Salamanca will join sister ship Galicia when she enters service in the Spring of 2022, and a third ship, Santoña, will become operational in 2023. Fleet renewal is the lynch pin of Britanny’s five-year recovery plan, however, the investment was made long before the current crisis.

Jean-Marc Roué, President of Britanny Ferries said: “In spite of Brexit and Covid which have cost our company several hundred million euros already, I am resolved to remain on our path towards eco-responsibility and energy transition… It is a formal commitment I’ve made: we will continue, despite these crises, to reduce our carbon footprint, to keep on improving our fleet and to contribute to the development of the regions we serve.”