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P&O Ferries has reportedly spent millions on hybrid ships that can’t be plugged into ports’ electricity grid.

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The combined ferry and train ticket hopes to encourage environmentally friendly travel between the two countries.

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Travellers will soon be able to travel directly from Ireland to the Spanish city of Bilbao on this twice-weekly ferry.

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Could Scottish and European travellers soon benefit from a passenger ferry link?

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Underwater wings lift the boat out of the water to reduce its impact on the local environment.

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The new ‘zero particle’ ferry connecting Marseille to Corsica

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SailLink will initially run across the channel between Dover, UK, and Boulogne-sur-Mer, France.

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P&O Ferries’ parent company boasts “record half year profits” after firing hundreds of workers.

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