Brittany Ferries’ decision to ditch its plans to construct a EUR 270m ($343m) LNG-fuelled ferry newbuilding and convert three existing ships to run on gas is a blow to an emerging new sector.
The French ferry operator said last week that it had been refused a temporary exemption from sulphur emissions regulations that come into force on 1 January and so would not be firming up its letter of intent (LOI) for its Pegasis project ferry at domestic yard STX France Saint-Nazaire.
