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Stena appoints investment chief

Anders Tenfält has been appointed as Stena Line’s new chief investment officer and part of the group management team.He joined Stena in 2015 as investment manager at Stena Adactum and has since 2019 been the chief business controller for the Stena AB Group. He has been involved in initiatives including acquisition and divestment of key assets, and business development projects. The Stena Line portfolio companies also include CustomsLink, Freightlink and ... [+]

Stena becomes sole owner of NTEX

Stena is to become sole owner of Swedish transport and logistics company NTEX, subject to approval by relevant authorities. The ferry company bought a 75% stake in the firm in 2020 and has now purchased the remaining 25%. NTEX operates 20 offices in 12 countries in Europe, over 1,000 employees ... [+]

Parting of the waters for Stena on the Irish Sea

Stena Line will revert to a two-region structure to reflect its growing business needs. Paul Grant (main pictures), who has played a pivotal role in the success of the Irish Sea operations, will assume responsibility for the newly established Irish Sea North region, overseeing operations from Belfast. He will also ... [+]

Stena to enlarge ship capacity

Stena Line’s shipowning sister company Stena RoRo has signed a conversion contract with China Merchants Jinling (Weihai) Shipyard to install an additional cargo deck, increased thruster capacity and preparations for shore power on the Stena Foreteller and Stena Forerunner. Cargo capacity will increase by 30% and the vessels will after conversion ... [+]

Stena appoints fleet chief

Stena Line has appointed Dennis Tetzlaff as chief operating officer fleet, succeeding Ian Hampton, who will remain with the company and concentrate on new business ventures. Dennis Tetzlaff was most recently vice president fleet operations and newbuild at TUI Cruises. [+]

Come on in, the water’s lovely, says Stena

Stena Line is reaching out to women in Northern Ireland to attend a taster day at its Belfast terminal on 9 May to encourage them to pursue a career as a port service operative. With women making up just 2% of seafarers and 12% of core roles in ports globally, Stena ... [+]

Dublin-Liverpool overture for Stena’s Bore Song

Stena Line has introduced its new, larger freight vessel, Bore Song, on the Dublin – Liverpool (Birkenhead) route. It will increase capacity on the route by 30%. Stena Line’s Dublin-Liverpool freight service has operated since 15 February  with cover shipsserving customers temporarily whilst the company searched for a longer-term solution. Bore Song ... [+]

New vessel to put Stena on song

Stena Line has secured the freight only vessel, Bore Song, for its new Dublin-Liverpool (Birkenhead) route. The ship will boost freight capacity by 30%. The route has been operated by the Stena Horizon as an interim vessel since its launch on 15 February while the Swedish shipowner and operatorsearched for a ... [+]

Harwich-Hook ships return after 18-day pitstop

Stena Line has relaunched the Stena Britannica and Stena Hollandica on its Harwich-Hook of Holland route after a refit programme that took just 18 days for each ferry, by a 36-strong team. The operator says that a new type of paint on the vessels’ underwater hulls will save around 780,000 litres ... [+]

Stena cuts steel on Heysham ferries

Stena Line has cut the first steel on NewMax hybrid ferries in Weihai, China. The vessels have been ordered for its Heysham to Belfast route, with the first due to enter service in autumn 2025. They are of a unique design with the most efficient hull form to maximise freight ... [+]

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