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Stena aims ever higher

Stena Line has increased the height of the cargo deck of its Rosslare-Fishguard ferry Stena Europe to allow access for high top trailers, a key requirement of more and more freight customers operating between Britain and Ireland. Trade director for the southern Irish Sea, Ian Davies, said that Stena had taken on board freight customer feedback in relation to higher trailers and took the refit opportunity to increase the height clearance ... [+]

Stena celebrates five years in Cairnryan

Stena Line celebrated the fifth anniversary of its Belfast – Cairnryan service on 21 November. The service opened in 2011 and was part of an £80m investment by Stena Line included a new Loch Ryan Port being built at Cairnryan in Scotland and the introduction of the two largest ferries ... [+]

Ready for the Christmas rush

Irish Sea ferry operator Stena Line is adding additional freight capacity to its Belfast-Liverpool service ahead of the pre-Christmas trading period. It is adding an extra two sailings per week, from Friday 21 October until 16 December an additional Friday departure from Belfast at 15.30 and, from Monday 24 October ... [+]

Stena shows off Belfast investment

Stena Line’s Route Manager Paul Grant (centre) hosted a visit by Northern Ireland infrastructure minister Chris Hazzard (left) and finance minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir at the Belfast terminal on 22 August. The Ministers had the opportunity to see the significant investment by Stena Line in its operations in Northern Ireland ... [+]

Stena sulphur slashed

Stena Line’s Sustainability Report for 2015 said the operator has exceeded its targets for reduction of emissions of both sulphur and CO2. New regulations on sulphur emissions laid down in 2015 have resulted in a reduction of over 4,000 tonnes of sulphur from 2014 to 2015, or 15%, across its ... [+]

 Stena’s new ferries will be world’s most efficient

Subject to board approval, Stena Line will take delivery of four new ro pax ferries during 2019 and 2020, with an option for another four vessels. The Chinese-built ferries will be used on the line's route network in Northern Europe. Stena managing director, Carl-Johan Hagman, said that the new ships were ... [+]

End of an era on the Irish Sea

The high speed vessel Stena Explorer has made her last journey on the Irish Sea before heading off to a new owners in Turkey. Once hailed as the future of sea transport and one of the few fast ferries in the world able to carry full-sized freight vehicles, the 40-knot ... [+]

Stena and Rotterdam to build second ferry berth

Stena Line and the Port of Rotterdam are to jointly to build a second berth at the Stena Line terminal at Europoort, as part of a €27 million investment. Work to develop the new 212mlong, 6.30m draft facility, will start shortly and is expected to be completed in the first ... [+]

Stena makes it seven

Stena Line is due to complete a £6m refit investment programme of its Irish Sea North ferry fleet when the Stena Precision finishes its upgrade at Belfast’s Harland & Wolff shipyard this Easter. The line has upgraded seven ships over the last five months with the bulk of the work ... [+]

Dublin debut for new Stena ship

Stena Line officially launched its new Stena Superfast X ferry on the Dublin-Holyhead route at Dublin Port on 11 March. She will operate an all year round schedule and will offer over 2km of vehicle lane capacity. She was also officially named by the ship’s Godmother Irish broadcaster Kathryn Thomas. [+]

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