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- 8th November 2010 -

• Founded in 1972 by Breton farmers to export production to UK

• Head office in Roscoff (Western Brittany)

• Passenger & freight route network

• Tour Operating activities

• 9 routes � Western Channel� Ireland France�UK Spain

• 8 RoPax vessels + 1 Fastcraft

• 200 000 Freight vehicles (17% unaccompanied)

• 2.7 millions Passengers ( 85% British)

Key facts about us…

Passenger Business represents ¾ of our activity but Freight matters…

A network served by a modern and comfortable fleet

A network served by a modern and comfortable fleet

1973 : Roscoff-Plymouth

Fleet: 1 RoRo

Traffic: Freight : 6 000

Pax : 20 000

1976 : St Malo-Portsmouth

Fleet: 2 RoPax

Traffic: Freight: 12 000

Pax : 300 000

1978 : Roscoff-Cork

& Santander Plymouth

Fleet: 4 RoPax

Traffic: Freight : 20 000

Pax : 500 000

1985 : Cherbourg-Poole

1986 : Caen-Portsmouth

Fleet: 4 RoPax

2 RoRo

Traffic: Freight : 100 000

Pax : 1 200 000

2007 : Poole-Santander

Fleet: 7 RoPax

2 RoRo

1 Fast Ship

Traffic : Freight : 230 000

Pax : 2 750 000

2009-2010

: Portsmouth-Santander

Traffic 2010 : Freight : 200 000

Pax : 2 520 000

• 1978 : First Cruise Ferry to Santander(Seasonal)

� 2 calls a week

• 2004 : First Ropax

• 2008 : Additional Freight only service (All year round)

� 3 calls a week

• 2010 : 3 RoPax operating (All year round)

�5 calls a week

• 2011 : New RoPax service to Bilbao� 7 calls a week

Chronology of development of the UK – Spain MOS

�30 000 Freight vehicles

�780 millions t.km saved to French road network

Short sea shipping and Geography = Co-Modality

• Deepness of hinterlands is determined by geographic and driving constraints.

• Our longer routes are an economical alternative to the Dover Strait.

Driving time Calais/Irun

Theoritical time = 12h59

Real time = 14h25

Road congestion in France is a reality

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• In the last 15 years we have overcome 3 major challenges:

� 1995 : Opening Channel Tunnel

� 1999 : Duty Free abolition

� 2004 : Low cost airlines

Prospects for the Future

• Next hurdle : 2015 - MARPOL VI

�As ever, we will find a way but not sure how yet !

Of course, all ideas are welcome !

Thank you for your attention