Sunday 20th May 2012

New Ships Blog

Largest Ferries Ever Designed For The Dover Strait

Jul.27, 2010

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

Largest Ferries Ever Designed For The Dover Strait

Green Passport Lasts A Lifetime

Jul.20, 2010

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

Massive Dover-Calais ferries order confirmed

Aug.08, 2008

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

Massive Dover-Calais ferries order confirmed