December 10th, 2024

Project Overview

Morlenn Express ensures maritime transport for personnel working for the Defense sector between various military sites in the Brest harbor, as part of public contracts.

The company will replace its six passenger vessels as part of the renewal of its contract with the Ministry of Defense. The Spanish shipyard Armon Shipyards will deliver these vessels between 2026 and 2028.

Key technical specifications: the vessels are 29.80-meter aluminum catamarans, capable of accommodating up to 400 passengers and reaching a maximum speed of 20 knots.

The cutting of the first steel plate, symbolizing the start of construction for the first ferry (Bindy II), took place in early October 2024 at the Armon shipyard in Navia, Spain.

The next milestone, the keel laying (more accurately a deck laying, as the hull is built upside down!), was carried out in December 2024.

 

At the shipyard in December 2024

 

 

Morlenn Express is part of Compagnie Maritime Nantaise - MN, a subsidiary of the Sogestran Group.

 

 

In the photo below: Keel laying of Bindy II in December 2024.
From left to right: Ahmed Khalil (Sogestran Group), Juan Ramon Pernas Balseiro (Astilleros Armon), Ricardo Garcia (Astilleros Armon), Arnaud Rampal (Sogestran Group), BINDY II, Franck Le Biannic (Morlenn Express), Léo Mouillé (Sogestran Group), François Sebilo (Mauric), Alberto Fernandez Lopez (Astilleros Armon), Sergio Garcia Suarez (Astilleros Armon).

Other news from the group

December 19th, 2024	19.12.24	Sogestran acquires the inland liquid bulk transport subsidiary of Reederei Jaegers
December 3rd, 2024	03.12.24	Christening of the ZULU 06, France’s first hydrogen-powered inland vessel
November 26th, 2024	26.11.24	Discovering the Role of a Maitenance Supervisor
November 15th, 2024	15.11.24	Christening of Energy Stockholm, the largest LNG bunker vessel in Europe
November 6th, 2024	06.11.24	Christiania Shipping acquires Navquim
September 11th, 2024	11.09.24	CFT christens a new self-propelled vessel on the Seine
September 2nd, 2024	02.09.24	Christiania Shipping to acquire Navquim
August 28th, 2024	28.08.24	Energy Stockholm - Sea trials
July 18th, 2024	18.07.24	[Vidéo] Navigation of the Pointe de Caux
June 26th, 2024	26.06.24	Working Together for Sustainable Action - NFPS 2023
May 23rd, 2024	23.05.24	CFT christens 3 new self-propelled vessels on the Rhône
March 1st, 2024	01.03.24	[Video] Maritime Transport Jobs - Join the companies of th Sogestran Group
February 5th, 2024	05.02.24	Wisamo - Our Contribution to Sailing Industry Research
January 18th, 2024	18.01.24	A new Sogestran Logistics warehouse at the Gennevilliers port
November 28th, 2023	28.11.23	[Video] The maritime activity of the Sogestran Group
October 20th, 2023	20.10.23	An urban river logistics solution right in the heart of Paris
September 21st, 2023	21.09.23	Sogestran Group celebrates its 75th anniversary
September 13th, 2023	13.09.23	Zulu06: Hydrogen-Powered Self-Propelled Vessel Project
July 11th, 2023	11.07.23	Europe’s largest inland waterway LNG bunker barge, owned by LNG Shipping and chartered by Shell, hits the water
July 3rd, 2023	03.07.23	Publication of the 2022 CSR report
March 14th, 2023	14.03.23	Keel laying of 8000 m3 inland LNG bunker barge owned and operated by LNG Shipping, chartered by Shell
March 3rd, 2023	03.03.23	Sogestran Logistics Launches SoBlue, France’s First Decarbonized Containerized Inland Waterway Service
February 2nd, 2023	02.02.23	OCEOS launches its website
December 8th, 2022	08.12.22	Transport of two satellite containers by the MN Colibri
September 13th, 2022	13.09.22	Air Liquide and Sogestran form the joint venture OCEOS for CO2 shipping and barging
September 8th, 2022	08.09.22	Delivery of the POINTE DE CAUX
June 20th, 2022	20.06.22	De Poli becomes NAVQUIM under Sogestran management
April 5th, 2022	05.04.22	Air Liquide and Sogestran partner to develop shipping solutions for carbon management
April 1st, 2022	01.04.22	Launch of the POINTE DE CAUX
July 21st, 2021	21.07.21	Jérémie Mion meets the Sogestran group’s teams
July 15th, 2021	15.07.21	Dubbelman and Sogestran Sign Definitive Acquisition Agreement to Integrate Dubbelman Group in Sogestran Logistics
June 23rd, 2021	23.06.21	Sogestran group welcomes Jérémie Mion on board
November 26th, 2020	26.11.20	Sogestran invests in the chemical tankers business
February 4th, 2020	04.02.20	The Sogestran group and the COMPAGNIE MARITIME NANTAISE - MN associate with NEOLINE.
June 24th, 2019	24.06.19	‘LNG London’ bunker vessel begins operations in Europe
October 22nd, 2018	22.10.18	The Sogestran Group inaugurates an office in French Guiana
October 4th, 2018	04.10.18	The Sogestran Group in video
July 3rd, 2018	03.07.18	Intermodal transport within the Group is evolving
June 8th, 2018	08.06.18	Nord Ports Shuttle launches a new service
May 3rd, 2018	03.05.18	Official inauguration of the scheduled FlexiLoire river service line
March 6th, 2018	06.03.18	The Pontias under construction
December 8th, 2017	08.12.17	An environmental trophy awarded to CFT for its fluvial fleet
October 17th, 2017	17.10.17	Inauguration ceremony of the Mayoury
September 29th, 2017	29.09.17	Inauguration of the largest French Roll-on / Roll-off ramp
August 8th, 2017	08.08.17	Inland navigation: directly from the ship to the barge
July 26th, 2017	26.07.17	Arianespace package transfer
June 28th, 2017	28.06.17	Acquisition by Sogestran of Compagnie Maritime Nantaise (MN)
June 2nd, 2017	02.06.17	LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) - The Group innovates for the future
April 15th, 2017	15.04.17	Double rotation of transformers, 278 tonnes each
October 20th, 2016	20.10.16	Lapresta’s first loading at the Total refinery in Antwerp