made by the company. As Spirit of Britain
sign which carried out extensive research
society Lloyd’s Register and meets IMO’s
arrived in Dover, Helen Deeble, chief ex-
on profiles of the existing ships and pas-
Safe Return to Port regulations.
ecutive of P&O Ferries, commented that
sengers on the Dover – Calais route. As a
In the Spirit ships, waste heat from
the ship offers a leap forward in terms of
result, the ship design incorporates best
exhaust gas is used to heat water and
both her size and the quality of the build.
elements of both cruise ships and ferries.
power the water purification plant. The
ship features two engine rooms (one fore
At the same time, the cross-Channel experience has been taken up a notch or
SAFE RETURN TO PORT
and one aft). Tier 2 NOx emission stand-
two – and especially the British media has
While pampering patrons is one key prior-
ards have been met by using engines that
taken notice.
ity, also the technology used by the ships
operate on low sulphur fuel oil and en-
The wellbeing of the passengers is no
is remarkably cutting edge. The Spirit duo
hanced manoeuvrability is achieved by
mere afterthought in the Spirit ships: the
represents the world’s first car-passenger
three Wärtsilä CT300M bow thrusters.
passenger areas were designed by London-
ferries which comply with the require-
based interior design specialist SMC De-
ments of the Green Passport of classifying
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