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Ready for the Irish Sea

Stena's new Superfast X ferry for its Holyhead to Dublin route has left the Polish shipyard in Gdynia where she was being prepared for her launch on the service. With ten decks, the Stena Superfast offers almost two kilometres of lane space for freight traffic and other vehicles and can also take 4.65m high trailers. She is a sister ship to the Stena Superfast VII and VIII introduced on the ... [+]

Stena pulls Irish fast craft

Stena Line is withdrawing its HSS Stena Explorer fast craft service from Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire and will in future concentrate its resources on the service to the main port of Dublin. It has operated the HSS Stena Explorer into Dun Laoghaire since 1995. Although the vessel has capacity for ... [+]

Ferry lines boost rail capacity

P&O Ferries says it will shortly start work on an extension to its rail hub in Europoort to meet growing demand. Rail freight volume grew 78% in 2014 over 2013, which was itself up 43% over 2012; predicted growth for 2015 is around 80%. Much of this additional traffic is ... [+]

Bigger Irish Sea ship for Stena

Stena Line will increase capacity on its Dublin to Holyhead service in early 2015 by replacing the Stena Nordica with a larger ropax vessel, Stena Superfast X - a sister ship of the Superfast VII and VIII ships which it currently operates on the Irish Sea. She has almost 2 ... [+]

Stena and Mann Lines to share space and ships

UK and Europe to Baltic freight ro ro and logistics operator Mann Lines has signed a cooperation deal with ferry operator Stena Lines. Stena RoRo will also charter the ro ro vessel Stena Foreteller to Mann Lines from January 2015. Mann Lines currently offers a liner ro ro service between Harwich, ... [+]

Stena to hike freight rates by 15% in 2015

Stena Line warns that the new sulphur directive in North European waters will have a significant economic impact on its business when it comes into force on 1 January 2015. It was one of the key drivers behind Stena Line’s decision to implement a company-wide two year Change Programme in ... [+]

More space from Stena

Stena Line is to add capacity between Rotterdam Europoort and Killingholme. The Stena Scotia, will operate three times weekly from 2 September, departing Killingholme at 22.00 on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday and returning from Rotterdam at 17.00 on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. The Stena-owned ferry has space for 120 unaccompanied ... [+]

Stena takes over Celtic Link route

Stena Line has started operating the Rosslare-Cherbourg ferry service following its acquisition of the route from Celtic Link. It is the company’s first direct ferry link between Ireland and the Continent and will operate an all year round service with three weekly sailings in each direction with space for up ... [+]

Stena switch

Stena Line has adjusted the timetable of the Stena Hibernia on its Belfast to Liverpool (Birkenhead) route in response to customer demand. The service will now start the week from Belfast at 15.00 on Monday instead of 03.00 on Tuesday from Liverpool. The ferry company has identified Monday afternoon as ... [+]

Stena buys Celtic Link

Stena Line has acquired Irish-owned Celtic Link ferry service which operates from Rosslare to Cherbourg. Celtic Link currently provides a three times weekly service with the Mv Celtic Horizon, which has a capacity of 120 freight units, 1,000 passengers and 200 cars. Stena's route manager (Irish Sea South) Ian Davies described ... [+]

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