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6th June 2023

Hybrid Newbuild P&O Pioneer for Dover-Calais Service Arrives At UK Port for the First Time

A multimillion-pound hybrid newbuild ferry for P&O Ferries Dover-Calais service has arrived in the Kent port for the first time yesterday.

P&O Pioneer, the first of twin newbuilds that is joining P&O Ferris fleet, arrived in the Port of Dover in the morning at 8am.

Combined the newbuilds costing £230 million, will replace P&O’s older fleet and significantly the ferries will be the first double-headed vessels on the UK-France.

By having this design, the ferries will reduce time in port when loading and unloading by virtue of not having to turn around in port. In addition to saving o fuel and reduced emissions.

P&O Pioneer is scheduled to make its first journey on the Strait of Dover route on 19 June.

After the ferry operator announced the order in 2020, P&O said the new ferries would cut fuel use by 40% "through a combination of fuel and battery propulsion".

The twins built by the Guangzhou Shipyard in China for P&O who claim their ships are designed with the capacity to be carbon neutral in the future based on the twin assumptions that there are more electric shore charging stations in ports and batteries.

More from KentOnline on the entry of the first of the newbuilds.

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Coronavirus (COVID-19): Irish Sailing & Boating

Since restrictions began in March 2020, the Government is preparing for a 'controlled and gradual return to sport' and the 2020 sailing fixtures are being tentatively redrafted by yacht clubs, rowing clubs angling and diving clubs across Ireland as the country enters a new phase in dealing with the Coronavirus. The hope is that a COVID-19 restrictions might be eased by May 5th as Sport Ireland has asked national governing bodies for information on the challenges they face.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) information

COVID-19 is a new illness that can affect your lungs and airways. It's caused by a virus called coronavirus.

To help stop the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) everyone has been asked to stay at home. But some people may need to do more than this.

You may need to either:

You do these things to stop other people from getting coronavirus.

Restricted movements

Everybody in Ireland has been asked to stay at home. You should only go out for a few reasons, such as shopping for food.

But you need to restrict your movements further if you:

live with someone who has symptoms of coronavirus, but you feel well

are a close contact of a confirmed case of coronavirus

have returned to Ireland from another country

You need to restrict your movements for at least 14 days.

But if the person you live with has had a test and it is negative, you don't need to wait 14 days. You should still follow the advice for everyone - stay at home as much as possible.

Close contact

This is only a guide but close contact can mean:

spending more than 15 minutes of face-to-face contact within 2 metres of an infected person

living in the same house or shared accommodation as an infected person

How to restrict your movements

Follow the advice for everybody - stay at home.