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Irish Ferries’ latest vessel was named WB Yeats when the completed hull was launched on 19 January at the Flensburger shipyard in Germany. The €150 million, 54,985 gross tonnes cruise ferry will arrive in Dublin next July when it will enter year- round service on Ireland – France and Dublin – Holyhead routes and, at the time of its introduction, will be the largest vessel ever on the Irish Sea. However, the Flensburg


shipyard will shortly start work on a second, even larger cruise ferry


for delivery in 2020 which was recently commissioned by Irish Ferries’ parent, Irish Continental Group for €165.2 million. It will be the largest cruise ferry in the world in terms of vehicle capacity, says the company, with space for up to 330 freight units per sailing. The new ship will offer a 50%


increase in peak freight capacity compared to the existing MV Ulysses. Freight capacity will be provided over five decks and the ferry has a unique three tier freight bow loading design to speed turnaround times.


Brittany Ferries is to launch the first ever ferry service between Ireland and Spain at the end of April, between Cork and Santander. The twice-weekly route will be operated by a new chartered vessel, which will also be used to add an extra weekly


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Brittany to go direct from Ireland to Spain


return sailing to Brittany’s long- standing service from Cork to Roscoff in France. The initial plan is for the


service to operate from April to December. The new vessel, which will be named the Connemara, will


offer 2,225 lane metres of garage space and Brittany Ferries expects a fiſty-fiſty split between passengers and freight carried. Port of Cork commercial


manager Captain Michael McCarthy said: “The Port of Cork wholeheartedly welcomes


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service we have been trying as a port to establish for some time now. We are delighted that our long term customer, Brittany Ferries, has committed to this new service which will see an increase in tourism and freight. The option for freight carriers to bypass the UK land bridge will be seen as very attractive, as Brexit uncertainty continues. We have no doubt that both exporters and importers will make this a viable service.”


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Brexit plans lack detail >> 1


unsure what the arrangements


might be when leaving the European Union. It is apparent that a far greater focus is being put on the UK’s future global new trade arrangements, rather than on the vitally important cross border operational provisions for the almost 50% of our trade that is with our European neighbours.” On the same day, the


Government responded to a Home Affairs Committee report on customs operations published last November, saying that work is proceeding “at pace” on drawing up plans for how the UK’s borders will operate aſter Brexit. The government was engaged


in intensive negotiations with organisations such as ports and airports, freight forwarders and Community Service Providers. It was working “to ensure that all the critical locations have been identified amongst more than 275 ports and airports… especially at key locations like Dover, Channel Tunnel, Holyhead which handle large volumes of EU traffic.” It added that government


departments are also working on plans to recruit extra staff if necessary and to ensure that sufficient resources are in place to meet demand, with a specific work stream to analyse what the


requirements that might


arise from EU exit, including the implications of a “no deal” scenario. Sue Rathmell, VAT Director


at accountants MHA MacIntyre Hudson, described the government’s statement as a typically upbeat response to warnings over how customs would operate aſter Brexit. However, she said: “While the government repeatedly reassures us that every department has been ‘working’, ‘planning’, ‘preparing’ and ‘developing’, there is no sign of when businesses will get notice of what will actually happen on 29 March 2019 and thereaſter. There are promises to communicate plans to companies during 2018, but as more time passes, businesses are facing a shrinking window to sufficiently prepare for any changes.”


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