Former Cork-based Ferry Moves to French Flag
Brittany Ferries has announced that the Visentini Ro-Pax Connemara has moved to the French flag and is now crewed by French seafarers.
CONNEMARA (ex ASTERION / NORMAN ASTURIAS / BALTIC AMBER / BORJA / STENA AUSONIA) imo: 9349760
CONNEMARA is a Brittany Ferries Ro-Pax vessel completed in 2007 and chartered from Stena RoRo. She is one of the Visentini series of vessels and was originally to be named STENA AUSONIA before being sub-chartered to Balearia who renamed her BORJA. Stena RoRo purchased her from a company related to the shipyard later in 2007, but the charter to Balearia continued. Further charters to AVE Lines, DFDS, LD Lines, Intershipping, and Anek Lines followed before she was chartered by Brittany Ferries to open the new route between Cork and Santander in 2018, renamed CONNEMARA.
An artists impression of Brittany Ferries Cork – Santander vessel CONNEMARA. Brittany Ferries.Other Visentini Ro-Pax’s include STENA LAGAN and STENA MERSEY, STENA HORIZON, and EPSILON.
New Cork – Spain Ferry in Service
Brittany Ferries latest vessel is now in service on the Cork – Santander route.
Kerry | Brittany Ferries
Brittany Ferries recently added Kerry to the Cork to Santander route. Find out more about the latest vessel to be added to the fleet.
Latest Addition to Brittany Ferries Fleet on Her Way to Santander
Stena RoRo owned Kerry left Gibraltar for Santander yesterday, ahead of joining the Santander to Cork route in place of Connemara within the next month.
New Ireland to Spain Ferry On Way to Gibraltar (updated 13.10)
A ‘new’ ferry which will link Cork with Spain has left Croatia prior to starting her new service across the Bay of Biscay in November.
Brittany Ferries to replace Cork to Spain ferry
French operator Brittany Ferries revealed earlier that they are in the final stages of negotiating the charter of a Visentini-built vessel from Stena RoRo which will allow CONNEMARA to be moved elsewhere.
[Press Release] Brittany Ferries invests in two new cruise-ferries for long haul Spanish routes
Brittany Ferries has today confirmed the charter of two brand new cruise-ferries to serve its long-haul UK to Spain routes. Both ships will be built at the Avic International Weihai shipyard in China to the Stena E-Flexer design, with the first arriving in time for the 2021 holiday season.
[Press Release] BRITTANY FERRIES CELEBRATES 40TH ANNIVERSARY WITH LAUNCH OF NEW DIRECT IRELAND TO SPAIN ROUTE IN 2018
Brittany Ferries is to open the first ever direct ferry link between Ireland and Spain later this year.
There will be two direct sailings weekly from Cork to Santander and the new route will go on sale at the end of January.
