Stena Line Ferries News

Ian Davies, Head of UK Port Authorities and Stena Line Ports highlights the return of cruise liners this year in added an expansion of Holyhead next year to enable cruiseships to berth directly again in port and enable passengers to disemabark at a deep-water jetty.

Passengers 'Cruising' Back to North Wales at Stena's Port of Holyhead

27th September 2022 Stena Line

Eagle-eyed ship-spotters in Wales are used to seeing ferries coming in and out of Holyhead Port on and a daily basis, but this year they may have noticed more activity that usual. This is because the north Wales port has…

Stena Line which has owned and operated the Port of Holyhead port for 27 years has bought the 213-acre site to facilitate the extension of the north Wales ferryport’s operations in the area.

Operator Stena Line Buys former Anglesey Aluminium Site in Holyhead

21st September 2022 Stena Line

Operator Stena Line which also owns the Port of Holyhead has bought the former Anglesey Aluminium site. Smelting came to an end at the site in 2009 - with Orthios later taking it on and developing a materials recycling facility.…

Stena Line has reduced carbon emissions by 11% per tonne of cargo carried over each nautical mile, as well as achieving a reduction of 4% total ship emissions compared to pre-Covid operations.

Stena Line Reports Reduction of 11% in Carbon Emissions

29th August 2022 Stena Line

Stena Line has decreased the carbon emissions by 11% per tonne of cargo carried over each nautical mile, as well as achieving a reduction of 4% total ship emissions compared to pre-Covid operations. The main contributor to the result is…

A boom in car-cations traveling with Stena Line has seen an increase in the number of motorists and notably the most striking rise is found on the Irish Sea

Booming ‘Car-Cations’ at Stena Line As Passengers Opt for Ferries to Avoid Flight Disruptions

4th August 2022 Stena Line

Stena Line has seen their business bounce back in Ireland and Britain in 2022 as figures for the first half of the year show passenger numbers are back to pre-pandemic levels, while car numbers in particular are far higher than…

Stena Europe has been transferred to the Dublin to Holyhead route

Operator Stena Line Forced to Suspend Rosslare-Fishguard Route to Plug Gap Left by P&O in Larne

5th April 2022 Stena Line

Ferry company Stena Line has been forced to suspend sailings between Rosslare and Fishguard until 12 April, to plug gap left by P&O Ferries between Larne and Cairnryan. As ITV news reports, P&O’s two ships – the European Causeway and…

Additional capacity from Stena Line is to see an increase of sailings on their North Channel service between Belfast Harbour (as above) and Cairnryan on the N.I.- Scotland link, while P&O's route out of Larne remains suspended for almost a week.

Extra Sailings Added On Stena Line's Northern Ireland-Scotland Service While P&O Route Remains Suspended

22nd March 2022 Stena Line

Operator Stena Line which has a ferry route on the North Channel, has said it will put on extra services between Northern Ireland and Scotland from Tuesday, reports the Belfast Telegraph. The UK’s Transport Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed the news in…

Stena Line’s Super-Ferries on UK-Netherlands Route Complete €1m Makeover

23rd February 2022 Stena Line

Swedish ferry company Stena Line which operates its largest ferries on the North Sea, the Stena Britannica and Stena Hollandica have completed a €1m refit to provide brand new onboard facilities. The Super Ferries each with a capacity for 1,200 passengers,…

Former Irish Sea route ferry, Stena Nordica today returned to the Dublin-Holyhead service so to provide cover of routine annual dry-dock overhauls on the Irish Sea. The ropax has been widely used by the operator across its route network to include Baltic Sea service and on charters elsewhere.

Former Irish Sea Ropax Returns from Scandinavia Service to Provide Cover During Dry-Dockings

14th February 2022 Stena Line

On Stena Line's Dublin Port-Holyhead service today, a ropax that served the Ireland-Wales route has returned following a repositioning voyage from Scandinavia so to provide cover on the Irish Sea during routine annual dry-dock overhauls, writes Jehan Ashmore. Stena Nordica…

New route: Gothenburg based Stena Line opened its first (freight) Sweden-Finland route between Nynäshamn and Hanko. The new Baltic Sea route accommodates an increasing demand from freight customers for a seamless link with operations starting this month by Urd with sister Stena Gothica (above) joining in May. Afloat adds the Urd, the one time Sealink British Ferries operated Seafreight Highway served Dun Laoghaire-Holyhead albeit briefly in 1988 before the Ireland-Wales route operated by the Finnish-built HSS Stena Explorer fastcraft ferry made its final crossing in 2014.

Swedish Owned Stena Line Sets Sail for the First Time to Finland

11th February 2022 Stena Line

Swedish owned Stena Line opened its first ever (Afloat adds, albeit freight-only) route to Finland with the first sailing of the Nynäshamn-Hanko route taking place on the 1st February. The ro-ro Urd (former Seafreight Highway on the Irish Sea) departed…

TOP SHIP: Stena Estrid, leadship of the E-Flexer class with crew seen on the uppermost vehicle deck. The ro-pax ferry which entered service in 2020 to serve Dublin-Holyhead, has since also served temporarily on almost all of the operators Irish Sea routes as well as Rosslare-Cherbourg.

Customers Crown Stena Estrid As 'Top Ship' Serving Dublin-Holyhead & Other Routes

8th February 2022 Stena Line

One of Stena Line’s newest ships Stena Estrid, which Afloat adds is their leadship E-Flexer class ferry serving on the Dublin-Holyhead route, has been crowned ‘Top Ship’ by the ferry company’s customers. Not only it is Top Ship on the Irish…

The Stena Europe (at the Co. Wexford ferryport) which covers the Rosslare to Fishguard route. Afloat adds the veteran vessel built in 1982 is the oldest ferry in Stena Line's (Irish Sea) fleet and within the operator's overall fleet of passenger/freight ships.

Operator Quashes Rumours of Plans to Downsize Rosslare-Fishguard Route

7th February 2022 Stena Line

The ferry operator Stena Line has moved to quash rumours of any downgrading of their service on the Rosslare-Fishguard route. Rumours had been rife on industry websites that the long-serving Stena Europe was to be replaced permanently with the smaller…

Ian Davies, boss of Stena Line’s UK ports, said Holyhead (above) and Fishguard have both been affected. Both ports Afloat adds are operated by Stena Line Ports Ltd.

Stena's Ferry Ports in Wales Report 30% Fall in traffic Due to Brexit, Says Operator's Boss

24th January 2022 Stena Line

Stena's ferry ports in Wales have seen a 30% fall in traffic as a result of Brexit a shipping operator has said. Ian Davies, boss of Stena Line’s UK ports, said the decline seen in Holyhead and Fishguard was because…

Stena Line launches recruitment drive on its Irish Sea ferry routes

Stena Line Launch Recruitment Campaign Across Irish Sea Routes

20th January 2022 Stena Line

Stena Line has launched its first national recruitment campaign in a bid to fill up to 60 vacancies onboard its ships across its Irish Sea routes. This is the first time Stena Line has launched a major recruitment campaign of…

Stena Line & Associated British Ports Sign £100M Deal for New Ferry Terminal at the Port of Immingham

19th January 2022 Stena Line

Stena Line and Associated British Ports (ABP) have entered into an agreement to jointly develop a new freight terminal at the Port of Immingham in the Humber region. The £100M agreement will see the Swedish ferry company operate the new…

The past couple of years have been seismic for the port of Holyhead, which Stena Line owns and operates. Above, Afloat adds the freight check-in booths including those for rival operator, Irish Ferries at the north Wales port on Anglesey.

How Has Wales' Biggest Port Town of Holyhead Coped With Brexit One Year On

2nd January 2022 Stena Line

Holyhead as Welsh towns go has had to reckon with more upheaval than most. The largest town on the Isle of Anglesey is home to just over 10,000 people but is also one of the UK's largest commercial and ferry…

Brexit Booster: In response to change in demand, the larger Stena Foreteller is to be deployed to the popular Belfast-Birkenhead (Liverpool) route adding a much needed additional 13% freight capacity.

Boost in Freight Capacity As Stena Line Add Larger Ship on Belfast-Birkenhead (Liverpool) Route

20th December 2021 Stena Line

Ferry company Stena Line has once again realigned its NI freight services to better reflect market demand created by Brexit related trade distortions. To accommodate this change in demand, the operator has redeployed its larger Stena Foreteller ship to the…