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Ireland and Sweden held a high-level Resilience Forum in Dublin on 22 October, bringing together senior government officials, policymakers and industry leaders to discuss how to strengthen resilience in an increasingly uncertain global landscape.
Organised by Business Sweden in partnership with the Embassy of Sweden in Dublin, and sponsored by Swedish-owned ferry operator, Stena Line, the forum explored energy security, crisis preparedness, supply chain security and the role of critical infrastructure ...
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Stena Line has carried out a multi-agency emergency response exercise at its 12 Quays Terminal in Birkenhead, with HM Coastguard, Merseyside Police and Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service.
The exercise simulated a fire onboard a vessel while at sea, progressing to an emergency response operation after the vessel berthed at the ...
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Stena Line is has placed an order for two new hybrid E-Flexer ferries, scheduled to enter service in 2030 on itsGothenburg–Frederikshavn route between Sweden and Denmark.
The two ro pax ferries will have capacity for 1,500 passengers and 2,750 lane metres of freight and will feature the latest hybrid propulsion technology, ...
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From Monday 28 September all ferry passengers, including freight drivers, travelling between Holyhead and Dublin or Fishguard and Rosslare will now need to show their passport on departure. No other forms of ID will be accepted. All passengers will be required to show their passport or passport card, regardless of ...
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Stena Line has signed an agreement with the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) to secure the continued operation of rail ferry services between Sweden and Germany until 31 December 2031.
Trafikverket director-general Roberto Maiorana said that rail ferries have declined significantly over the past 20 years, due to their weak commercial performance ...
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Stena Line is investing £14 million in the ongoing refit and upgrades of its Irish Sea fleet. Its 11 vessels operate from Belfast to Cairnryan, Birkenhead (Liverpool) and Heysham; Dublin to Birkenhead and Holyhead; as well as Rosslare to Fishguard. It will enable a wide range of enhancements and modernisation, ...
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Stena Line brought together key Swedish and Irish stakeholders, government departments and industry leaders in Dublin for a roundtable on the need to for more resilient transport, energy, digital and physical infrastructure.
The ‘Enhancing Resilience through Innovation, Technology and Collaboration’ event was co-hosted by the Swedish Ambassador to Ireland, Ms Lina ...
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Stena Line is to close the ferry route between Halmstad in Sweden and Grenaa in Denmark on 30 April. It said it had faced significant challenges in achieving profitability on the route due to strong competition from fixed bridge connections to and within Denmark, a strained cost environment, and challenging ...
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Stena Line has completed the acquisition of the terminal operator Terrabalt in Liepaja, Latvia, and officially taken over ro ro, bulk and general cargo operations. Liepaja is Latvia’s third-largest port and Stena Line currently operates the Liepaja, Latvia –Travemünde, Germany route with two vessels. In parallel with Stena Line’s long-term ...
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Stena’s Line’s Stena Connecta freight vessel for the Belfast-Heysham route has arrived in Belfast Harbour and is due to go into commercial service on 23 January.
She joins sister vessel Stena Futura which went into service in October 2025 and together the two ships will offer an additional 40% freight capacity ...
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