AT Ferries unveil uk plans

Rapidly expanding Spanish ferry operator Acciona Trasmediterranea, which launched a new service linking Bilbao and the UK port of Portsmouth yesterday, is now hoping to open a "maritime motorway" link between Spain and the UK.

Speaking in Bilbao at the inauguration of the service, chairman Juan Saéz explained that the company has positioned itself in the Basque city because it believes Bilbao could be designated as a maritime motorway port.

"Our objective is to take 25,000 trucks and 100,000 passengers off the roads each year," he said, adding that Acciona Trasmed would place a second ferry on the Portsmouth route if there was sufficient demand.

The 26,900-gt Fortuny will operate the 28-hour crossing every three days during the peak July-September season. The vessel, which can accommodate 900 passengers and 130 trucks, will lead Acciona Trasmed's push into the UK market and forms part of the company's policy to diversify away from Spain's domestic routes.

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