Penn-ar-Bed (company)
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| Founded | 1992 |
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| Headquarters | Brest, France |
Area served | Atlantic Ocean |
| Services | Passenger transportation Freight transportation |
| Parent | Keolis |
| Website | www.pennarbed.fr |
Penn-ar-Bed is a French shipping company providing a ferry service between Finistère and the islands of Ushant, Molène and Sein every day of the year, under a public service contract to the Conseil général du Finistère. It is named after Penn-ar-Bed, the Breton name for Finistère. Its livery is blue and white.
Routes
[edit]The company operates the following routes:
- Brest - Le Conquet - Molène - Ushant
- Audierne - Ile de Sein
- Brest - Camaret-sur-Mer - Molène - Ushant (Seasonal)
- Brest - Camaret-sur-Mer - Ile de Sein (Seasonal)
Fleet
[edit]Pen-ar-Bed operate a fleet of seven vessels.
| Yard No | Image | Year Built | Passengers | Notes |
| André Colin | 
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1996 | 195 | |
| Enez Eussa III | .jpg)
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1991 | 302 | |
| Enez Sun III | 
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1991 | 250 | |
| Fromveur | 
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1977 | 365 | To be withdrawn in 2011 |
| Fromveur II | 
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2011 | 365 | |
| Molenez | 
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2000[1] | 0 | |
| Docteur Tricard | 
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1997 | 46 |
References
[edit]- ^ (In French) "Links to Molène - Current ships". molene.fr. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
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