Double baptême sur le Port de Cherbourg EN

Normans and Bretons gathered today at the Port of Cherbourg to baptize the 2 Brittany Ferries sister ships, the Galicia and the Salamanca which operate the Spain/Ireland/Cherbourg lines.

The Bretons Maria Vadillo (VP Brittany Region), Jean-Yves Ledrian (ex Defense Minister) and Jean-Marc Roué (President of Brittany Ferries) had made the trip to the Port of Cherbourg to meet the Normans David Margueritte (President of Cotentin), Benoit Arrivé (Mayor of Cherbourg in Cotentin), Pierre Vogt (Regional Council VP) and Valérie Nouvel (VP of the Manche Department) in order to baptize Galicia and Salamanca.

Powered by cleaner LNG (liquefied natural gas), Salamanca further demonstrates Brittany Ferries's drive towards more sustainable transport. This is a fuel which emits virtually no sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide or particulate emissions, following combustion. In addition, because LNG burns more efficiently than diesel, there is a reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) output of around 25 percent. In addition to cleaner fuel, like Galicia, she has been designed with the environment and efficiency in mind. Her hull has been crafted to reduce drag and improve efficiency and her size means we can take more people and freight while burning less fuel. There’s much more besides, like anti-fouling paint and ultrasonic transducers which reduce marine growth that can slow a ship and increase its fuel consumption.

The first of three ships of a type known as E-Flexer, Galicia's hull has been crafted to reduce drag and improve efficiency. Its size means she can take more people and freight while burning less fuel. Other innovations include closed-loop scrubbers. These are like giant catalytic convertors on a car, removing the vast majority of sulphur dioxide and soot from exhaust fumes. There’s much more besides, like anti-fouling paint and ultrasonic transducers which reduce marine growth that can slow a ship and increase its fuel consumption.