new passenger and car ferry service between the UK and Spain is set to depart for the first time later.
Brittany Ferries has taken over the Portsmouth to Bilbao route formally operated by P&O which ended sailings in September due to "unsustainble losses".
The first ferry on the twice-weekly crossing will leave at 2200 BST and is due to dock in Spain on Tuesday.
It will be Brittany Ferries' first new route in 25 years with the firm believing it can make a profit.
The Cap Finistere will take the place of P&O's Pride of Bilbao ferry.
Mike Bevens, from Brittany Ferries, said: "Bilbao has forged a reputation as a destination in its own right in recent years.
"As the numbers of air travellers from the UK to Spain have declined, we've witnessed a surge in demand for direct UK
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Sunday, 27 March 2011
Brittany Ferries has taken over the Portsmouth to Bilbao route formally operated by P&O which ended sailings in September
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