# P&O Ferries signs £230M contract with Guangzhou Shipyard for two super-ferries

P&O Ferries has signed a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard worth £230 million to build two new 230m super-ferries for the Dover-Calais route, with options for two more. The vessels are expected to be operational by 2023.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-09-24
- Where: Dover-Calais route, United Kingdom
- Value: $290.0M (230.0M GBP)
- Status: announced
- Products: super-ferries

## Companies

- [P&O Ferries](https://endata.com/companies/42283.md)
- [Guangzhou Shipyard International](https://endata.com/companies/7905.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [freightlink.co.uk](https://www.freightlink.co.uk/knowledge/articles/po-ferries-investing-%C2%A3230m-new-generation-super-ferries-dover-calais-route), 2019-09-24: "P&O has signed a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard worth £230m to deliver a new generation of ships on the English Channel."

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