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It seems there is a chance that Honfleur construction will be finished by Siem who currently own her

Any details on that , links or is it speculation .

Thanks for the info , that gives a clearer picture of the situation .

Came across this:

https://www.niferry.co.uk/fsg-sells-cancelled-ferry-honfleur/

It seems there is a chance that Honfleur construction will be finished by Siem who currently own her

Any details on that , links or is it speculation .

A friend who works in the ferry industry told me that the other day.

What becomes of the ship then if and when it's completed .

It seems there is a chance that Honfleur construction will be finished by Siem who currently own her

Any details on that , links or is it speculation .

A 13 hour inboard crossing from Roscoff instead of the usual 14 , plus the first sailing of 2021 from Roscoff is at 23:59hrs .

No longer a link span in Dun Laoghaire , Stena took it away after they left . Plus the pier would need to be extended to accommodate present sized ferries .

Berth 4 becomes merged with berth 3 to become the new extended berth 3 , that's one long berth , do I hear E Flexer by any chance .

Brittany Ferries are opening a new route from Rosslare to Cherbourg beginning on March 22nd using Etretat. Looks like its replacing the Rosslare-Roscoff service.

Plus Etretat will be operating the Rosslare to Bilbao service as well .

Honfluer was designed as a pure gas run ferry with electric motors for propulsion , her fueling system was also designed to enable her to  be refueled by bringing the LNG onboard in special tanks which are hoisted into position with her own gantry crane and swapping out the empty tanks for full ones . She does not have to berth next to a LNG terminal, just   be within a reasonable driving distance from one for the tanks to be replenished , although being next to an LNG terminal would be handy as she can refuel directly from that as well . So if their is a ferry port in Ireland with an LNG tank terminal close by she could be considered, if and when she is completed .

Honfluer would make a great replacement for the epsilon. She has enough lane metres for Dublin - Holyhead in Summer and Dublin - Cherbourg in winter. If you remove the LNG Tanks you could have a deck for trailers or cars.

She is more compatible with Pembroke Dock than WB in terms of size.

She could be converted to heavy fuel oil with Scrubbers. This is the time to buy at a knock down price.

She is not for sale and if she was it would be cost prohibitive to convert her from LNG. As discussed on another forum she does not have sufficient fuel tanks installed to supply the main engines , the main engines would require a conversion as well as you can't just flip a switch and hey presto now running on heavy fuel oil .

I once managed to do Dublin Port to Boulognee sur Mer in eleven and a half hours , Dublin Swift to Holyhead and a good drive down to Folkestone for the Tunnel without any traffic problems (unusual I know ) sent straight to next available train due to our early arrival and tunnel transit only took 15 min ( there was a backlog on the French side hence the hurry to get trains back over to France ) arrived at Hotel B&B Boulogne at 7pm Irish time . Never managed to repeat it though .

Looks like BF have cancelled their order for Honfleur. Maybe IF will step in and take over the incomplete vessel?
Most unlikely, Honfleur was to be a pretty bespoke design for one route only and LNG fueled  from  special tanks that could be swapped out for refuelling from a depot in France , just an expensive white elephant now .
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At least I can still remember when Irish Ferries had their dry docking in Verlome  Cork Dockyard in Cobh .

Not so simple!  IF have paid €30m to FSG and they are unlikely to be able to recover much of that if they go elsewhere.

Once bitten twice shy as they say , ICL won't want to see another chunk of money disappearing if they decide to go with FSG , hence they will be looking for bonded guarantees from the local government to protect their investment if the yard even gets back up and running . Failing that it's cut your losses, by by FSG and go elsewhere . ICL are in no hurry for a new build since the Covid crisis and there is no shortage of tonnage in the market at present or the future hence there will be some great chartering deals to be had rather than risking a bunch of cash on a new build .

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He meant ICG. ICL was also a name for Irish Continental Line

An old habit or showing my age , I've always referred to Irish Ferries as Irish Continental Line .

Not so simple!  IF have paid €30m to FSG and they are unlikely to be able to recover much of that if they go elsewhere.

Once bitten twice shy as they say , ICG won't want to see another chunk of money disappearing if they decide to go with FSG , hence they will be looking for bonded guarantees from the local government to protect their investment if the yard even gets back up and running . Failing that it's cut your losses, by by FSG and go elsewhere . ICG are in no hurry for a new build since the Covid crisis and there is no shortage of tonnage in the market at present or the future hence there will be some great chartering deals to be had rather than risking a bunch of cash on a new build .

Where does that leave Hull 777 and Honfleur?

Luckily there is no Hull 777 to speak of so it can be built elsewhere like Finland maybe , as for Honfleur , i'm pretty sure she will be completed but delivered pretty late , maybe next  year . With her unique fueling/refueling system and designed for a six hour crossing she is only designed for one route and is of no interest to any ferry companies other than Brittany Ferries .