Stena Line Ferries News

The Fishguard ferry, Stena Europe (seen at Rosslare), remains out of service as repairs take place on Merseyside at the Cammell Laird shipyard, Birkenhead.

Fishguard Ferry Off-Service Undergoes Repairs on Merseyside Shipyard

20th February 2023 Stena Line

The Rosslare-Fishguard Stena Line ferry, which following an engine-room blaze that occurred over a week ago, is in for repairs at a shipyard on Merseyside, writes Jehan Ashmore. Stena Europe is berthed in the Tranmere basin at the Cammell Laird shipyard in…

Stena Line and Peel Ports have announced a major new deal, which will see Stena Line operate their 12 Quays port and ferry terminal in Birkenhead (Merseyside) for the rest of the century.

Stena Line Signs Major Deal with Peel Ports to Operate Birkenhead Port & Terminal Until the Year 2100

17th February 2023 Stena Line

Stena Line has signed a new deal with Peel Ports, a major UK port operator, to operate their 12 Quays port and ferry terminal in Birkenhead until the beginning of the 22nd Century. The Swedish company has operated twice daily ferry…

A fire on board Stena Europe led to a large emergency services callout to Fishguard Harbour on Saturday night. All passengers and crew were unharmed.

Fire On Board Stena Line Rosslare-Fishguard Ferry Prompts Big Response

12th February 2023 Stena Line

A fire broke which broke out on a Stena Line ferry travelling from Wexford to Pembrokeshire had led to the scrambling of emergency services. Life jackets were worn by passengers on board the Stena Europe which was sailing from Rosslare…

Stena Vision will increase frequency on the Ireland-France ferry route to six departure days a week

Stena Line Adds Cruise-Ferry on Ireland-France Route

29th November 2022 Stena Line

Irish tourists looking to holiday in France next year received a welcome boost today as Ireland’s leading ferry company Stena Line announced it was introducing a second cruise ferry on its Rosslare to Cherbourg service. Providing best-in-class comfort and choice…

The Stena owned port of Holyhead is among five ports in Wales in a bid for freeport status Above Afloat adds is the port's Salt Island ferry terminal with on the right, linkspans used by the operator and Irish Ferries. In the centre is the former Anglesey Aluminium jetty and the pier on the left is a former ferry berth.

Port Owner of Holyhead Say 'Freeport' Status Could Create 13,000 Jobs

22nd November 2022 Stena Line

Jobs in their thousands could be created in north Wales by making the port of Holyhead into a freeport, its owners have claimed. The Swedish owned ferry company Stena Line which operates to Dublin Port, said it was working with…

Loch Ryan: Campaigners including Stena and politicians have put the case to improve two major roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the Scottish Parliament. Above: The ferry operator's Stena Superfast VIII berthed at their Loch Ryan Port terminal which neighbours P&O Ferries operations at Cairnryan.

Loch Ryan: Campaign to Upgrade Major Roads taken to Scottish Parliament

15th November 2022 Stena Line

In south-west Scotland, campaigners from Dumfries and Galloway have gone to the Scottish Parliament, to push the case for improvements of two of the region’s trunk roads, the A75 and A77 out of Loch Ryan. The campaigners at Holyrood were…

New Passenger Terminal: Stena Line's Trade Director Paul Grant and Belfast Harbour Port Director Michael Robinson at the facility located at Victoria Terminal 2 (VT2) which handles traffic on the Birkenhead (Liverpool) route.

Stena Line Open New Passenger Terminal in Belfast Harbour following £3m Extension and Upgrade

26th October 2022 Stena Line

The largest ferry operator in Northern Ireland Stena Line has opened the doors of its new passenger terminal in Belfast Harbour at Victoria Terminal 2 (VT2). The new-look passenger terminal has been expanded and refurbished to provide new facilities to cater for…

Operator, Stena says that there are no plans to stop running the Fishguard-Rosslare route which connects Pembrokeshire, south Wales and the busy ferryport in Wexford.

Ferry Company Will Continue to Run Fishguard-Rosslare Route

18th October 2022 Stena Line

On social media, recent rumours that Stena Line is to stop operating the ferry service out of Fishguard to Rosslare Europort has been quashed by the company. As the Western Telegraph writes, a Pembroke Dock social media group this weekend warned…

Reverse decision: Stena Line is set to create a pet-friendly area on its Belfast to Cairnryan route's 'Superfast' ferries

Operator Stena Line Reverse Decision to Ban all Pets from Irish Sea Deck Crossings

6th October 2022 Stena Line

Operator Stena Line is set to create a pet-friendly area on its Belfast to Cairnryan route - but the animals must be in carrier cases onboard. The company announced last month that pets were to be banned from passenger areas…

Swedish based ferry operator, Stena Line celebrates its 60th anniversary today. Above the Port of Gothenburg with Afloat adds ferries Stena Scandinavia (larger version of Irish Sea serving Stena Adventurer) and Stena Danica.

Stena Line Celebrates 60th Anniversary: From Shopping Boats to Floating Bridges

28th September 2022 Stena Line

Ferry company Stena Line celebrates its 60th anniversary today having established itself as a trusted link between people, places and societies. Sten A. Olsson, the founder of Stena Line, began operating a shipping service from his hometown Gothenburg in Sweden…

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…