Cork to Santander Ferry starting April 2018

bingo9999

Excellent news. Some cargo crossings should not be long to follow if brexit goes the way its looking, you would think

emfifty

snotboogie wrote: »

https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/vigo/vigo/2019/09/30/ferri-unira-vigo-reino-unido-irlanda-2020/0003_201909201909301569842389496.htm

Great. Cheers 🙂

First Up

bingo9999 wrote:

Excellent news. Some cargo crossings should not be long to follow if brexit goes the way its looking, you would think

It will be mostly for trucks - only carries 150 passengers. Also calls to Plymouth so a long enough trip.

But nice to see and we should get more as the landbridge chokes with traffic.

roundymac

This was announced last week. Just hope too many Ferries won't spoil the mix.

Dublin Mum

Great news and a nice bit of competition for Brittany. Good to have choice.

positron

Received email from Brittany Ferries that from 28th Feb 2020 on Cork-Santander sailing is being replaced by Rosslare-Bilbao.

From the 28th February 2020 we are moving our scheduled sailings from Cork to Santander to the ports of Rosslare and Bilbao. Additionally our midweek économie sailing from Cork to Roscoff will now operate from Rosslare.

AwaitYourReply

positron wrote: »

Received email from Brittany Ferries that from 28th Feb 2020 on Cork-Santander sailing is being replaced by Rosslare-Bilbao.

These details have also been announced by local media.

Only Brittany Ferries Cork to Roscoff weekly service on Saturdays will continue from March to October 2020 from Ringaskiddy Ferryport.

Not very positive news for the Port of Cork going forward now that the N25 New Ross Bypass was due to officially open to traffic from 12noon on Thursday 30th January which is expected to cut peak journey times by 30 minutes as this may favour Rosslare over Cork!

Sources:
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2020/0129/1111647-n25-bypass/

https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/Major-Cork-ferry-route-cancelled-4055dc59-d23f-404a-bc04-3cc3ab6f0f0b-ds

https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/cork-loses-out-as-ferry-firm-moves-spain-route-to-rosslare-978456.html

https://www.96fm.ie/news/96fm-news-and-sport/brittany-ferries-to-withdraw-cork-santander-service/

http://www.redfm.ie/news/cork/cork-loses-out-to-rosslare-as-brittany-ferries-moves-its-departure-port-for-its-ireland-spain-route/

54and56

positron wrote: »

Received email from Brittany Ferries that from 28th Feb 2020 on Cork-Santander sailing is being replaced by Rosslare-Bilbao.

That's interesting. Anyone know what the journey time is/will be?

Bilbao to La Reserve is about a 3 hour drive which would save 7 hours of the normally 10 hours it takes from either Roscoff or Cherbourg to La Reserve for me.

I'd happily spend an extra 8-10 hours on a ferry if it meant 7 hours less on the road.

First Up

54and56 wrote:

That's interesting. Anyone know what the journey time is/will be?

Cork - Santander is/was 26 hours for one sailing and 33 for the other. (Quite a difference) Somewhere in that range I'd expect.

AwaitYourReply

54and56 wrote: »

That's interesting. Anyone know what the journey time is/will be?

Bilbao to La Reserve is about a 3 hour drive which would save 7 hours of the normally 10 hours it takes from either Roscoff or Cherbourg to La Reserve for me.

I'd happily spend an extra 8-10 hours on a ferry if it meant 7 hours less on the road.

According to the Brittany Ferries freight website the average crossing time is X 26 Hours
Some departure and arrival times may vary up to 1 hour due to tidal conditions.
Please be aware that this schedule is subject to change.
2 departures per week ex-Rosslare
2 departures per week ex-Bilbao
Departure/Arrival dates & times not yet published
Timetable coming soon...

Source:
https://www.brittanyferriesfreight.co.uk/article/71676/bilbao-to-rosslare

snotboogie

According to CorkBeo (i know...) they are looking at bringing this back:

Plans for a new direct freight and passenger service from Cork to Santander in Spain - which were at an advanced stage before the pandemic hit - could also now be revived as trade and traffic between our south coast and France and Spain increases dramatically.

Two new ferry links to France from Cork from Brittany Ferries to start this weekend

kub

snotboogie wrote: »

According to CorkBeo (i know...) they are looking at bringing this back:



Two new ferry links to France from Cork from Brittany Ferries to start this weekend

At least Brittany Ferries have said :


Brittany Ferries has announced that it is introducing three new weekly freight only sailings between Ireland and France. The sailings will begin this Thursday (4th February) with a sailing between Rosslare and St Malo.
The first of two new sailings out of Cork to Roscoff will begin this Saturday. These sailings are in addition to the current Brittany Ferries sailings out of Cork and Rosslare to both France and Spain. The new sailings are in response to demands from both Irish and French hauliers seeking a more direct route.
Normally most lorries travelling between Ireland and France transit via the UK, using ferry services across the Irish Sea and English Channel. However, since new post-Brexit trade rules were introduced on January 1st increasing numbers of Irish and continental hauliers have been deterred from using this ‘landbridge’ due to increased customs checks and paperwork.
Hugh Bruton, General Manager, Brittany Ferries Ireland, commented: “It’s clear that Brexit has distorted flows of trade between France and Ireland, there’s now clear and compelling demand both in Brittany and beyond to boost freight capacity direct from the region to Ireland. And Irish traders too are seeking direct links to Western France. We’re always listening to our haulier customers in order to best meet their needs and we look forward to restarting Brittany-Ireland services two months earlier than planned.”
The new Brittany-to-Ireland sailings come in addition to an extra weekly Rosslare to Cherbourg round trip which was introduced in mid-January. This means that from February Brittany Ferries will offer hauliers a choice of eight sailings a week in each direction between Ireland and France.
The company also offers two weekly roundtrips between Rosslare and Bilbao, northern Spain. Altogether the company will be offering 12 sailings a week linking Ireland with France and Spain.
Conor Mowlds, Chief Commercial Officer, Port of Cork said: “The decision by Brittany Ferries to operate two freight only services from Cork to St Malo and Roscoff is hugely positive for Cork. Importers and exporters now have further transport options to get their freight direct to the EU and bypass the UK Land-Bridge. This announcement comes in the same month as we announced a second freight service from Cork to Zeebrugge. These direct freight services from Cork to the EU strengthen the region by offering more flexibility to Irish customers, ensuring supply chains are maintained. Our relationship with Brittany Ferries spans over 40 years and it continues to go from strength to strength. We wish them every success with this freight service.”
Glenn Carr, General Manager, Rosslare Europort adds: “The continuing commitment of Brittany Ferries to develop new services linking Irish industry to the European continent is once again demonstrated with this new service connecting to St Malo and Roscoff. We have worked closely with Brittany Ferries to facilitate this new service, which will give further choice and capacity alongside existing Brittany Ferries services between Rosslare Europort and Bilbao and Cherbourg.”
The extra sailings starting 4th February will operate to the following timetable, initially until 21st March when regular Roscoff/Cork sailings are scheduled to resume:
Day Departure Time Arrival Time Monday Depart Roscoff 20:00 Arrive Cork 14:00 next day Tuesday Depart Cork 20:00 Arrive Roscoff 14:00 next day Wednesday Depart Roscoff 20:00 Arrive Rosslare 14:00 next day Thursday Depart Rosslare 20:00 Arrive St Malo 17:10 next day Friday Depart St Malo 20:00 Arrive Cork 15:00 next day Saturday Depart Cork 18:00 Arrive Roscoff 12:40 next day (Timetables are subject to weekly variation and change at short notice)
These new freight only routes will operate until the end of March, when scheduled freight and passenger services will resume between Cork and Roscoff. With two weekly sailings in each direction, frequency has been doubled for 2021.