Thursday 23rd February 2012
The Spirit of France took to the water for the first time last Friday (18th Feb) when she was floated out of her construction dock at the STX Europe shipyard in Rauma, Finland.
P&O Ferries CEO Helen Deeble and the ship’s senior master Captain Steve Johnson were...Read more
P&O Ferries took delivery of its new €180 million ship Spirit of Britain today (5 January) during a handover ceremony at the stxeurope shipyard in Rauma, Finland.
The ship then followed a route cleared by icebreakers to commence its delivery voyage to Dover. The estimated time of arrival...Read more
P&O Ferries has designed its new ships to the maximum scale that is operationally feasible for ferries using existing facilities in the ports of Dover and Calais – within the company the new ships are often referred to as ‘Dover-Max’ in terms of their scale.
The...Read more
Spirit of Britain and Spirit of France have been specifically designed for service between Dover and Calais with a Lloyd’s Register ‘Green Passport’ notation which provides a cradle to grave strategy for all materials used.
Whilst it would have been satisfactory, and cheaper, to order ships that are...Read more
The arrival of the largest ferries ever designed for service on the Dover Strait has moved a step closer with the first of two new ships being built for P&O Ferries taking to the water for the first time.
The 49,000 tonne ferry, named Spirit of...Read more
P&O Ferries has announced that it will be naming its two new record-breaking ships Spirit of Britain and Spirit of France when they come into service in 2011.Â
Dame Kelly Holmes has graciously agreed to become Godmother to the first of the new ships...Read more
Construction of the second in a pair of huge new ships for P&O Ferries has started at the yard of STX Europe in Rauma, Finland.
The first of the new ships is on schedule to be floated out of its building dock in early May. Â...Read more
The first of two huge new ships being built for P&O Ferries has passed a major construction milestone with its keel laying in Rauma, Finland.
In keeping with tradition coins were placed under the keel for good fortune at a formal ceremony staged at the STX...Read more
P&O Ferries has signed a €360m contract with Aker Yards for the two largest ferries ever to be constructed for the Dover-Calais service.
The first of these ships will enter service in January 2011 and the second in September 2011, replacing the Pride of Dover and the...Read more
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