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#GreenTechology - At the annual European Marine Engineering Conference next month the event will climax with The Doug Woodyard Memorial Debate.

Poul Woodall, director, environment and sustainability, DFDS will be speaking against the motion: This conference believes it does not pay to install green technologies.

Danish ferry operator DFDS (including Dover-Calais) is the world champion in marine scrubbers, believes its director for sustainability and development Poul Woodall. 

To read more, Passenger Ship Technology has more here.

Afloat adds that DFDS have recently added Côte Des Flandres the second of a pair of former MyFerryLink ferries (sold by Eurotunnel) onto the Dover-Calais route last month. The refurbished 1,500 passenger/400 car capacity ferry complete with new livery, joins Côte des Dunes, which too entered service last month following a similar refit.

The additional capacity brings to three DFDS ferries, the Calais Seaways which had been accompanied by Malo Seaways. The former Irish Sea ferry Stena Nordica was replaced almost year ago by Dublin-Holyhead newcomer Stena Superfast X. She was on charter from Stena to DFDS serving the route as the Dieppe Seaways. 

 

Published in Ports & Shipping

About Rosslare Europort

2021 sees Rosslare Europort hitting a new record with a total of 36 shipping services a week operating from the port making it one of the premier Irish ports serving the European Continent. Rosslare Europort is a gateway to Europe for the freight and tourist industries. It is strategically located on the sunny south-east coast of Ireland.

Rosslare is within a 90-minute driving radius of major Irish cities; Dublin, Cork and Limerick. Rosslare Europort is a RoRo, RoPax, offshore and bulk port with three RoRo berths with a two-tier linkspan, we also have a dedicated offshore bulk berth.

Exports in Rosslare Europort comprise mainly of fresh products, food, pharmaceuticals, steel, timber and building supplies. While imports are largely in the form of consumer goods such as clothes, furniture, food, trade vehicles, and electronics.

The entire Europort is bar-swept to 7.2 meters, allowing unrestricted access to vessels with draughts up to 6.5 metres. Rosslare Europort offers a comprehensive service including mooring, stevedoring and passenger-car check-in for RoRo shipping lines. It also provides facilities for offshore, dry bulk and general cargo.

The port currently has twice-daily round services to the UK and direct services to the continent each day. Rosslare Europort has a fleet of Tugmasters service, fork-lift trucks, tractors and other handling equipment to cater for non-standard RoRo freight.