Stena Line Ferries News
Ferry company Stena Line has confirmed details that it will be operating a new temporary weekend service between Belfast and Holyhead, starting on Friday, 25th June. The extra capacity on the new route from Belfast Harbour will be available until…
Stena Europe is still out of action as a 'combination of complex engineering tasks and issues sourcing parts' have caused the ferry to remain in dry dock longer than anticipated. According to the Western Telegraph, the Stena Europe will have…
Sailings between Rosslare and Fishguard in south Wales continue to be suspended as the Stena Europe's stay in dry dock is extended to June 4. As Afloat previously reported, the Irish Sea crossing was temporarily cancelled, initially until May 22.…
Despite the ongoing pandemic, ferry company Stena Line has achieved another important milestone in its major new fleet investment programme with the ‘launching’ ceremony of the first new extended E-Flexer vessel in Weihai, China. The vessel was ordered in 2018…
With the expectation that travel restrictions between Ireland and Britain will be removed soon, ferry company Stena Line is bringing its new vessel Stena Estrid back to its key Holyhead – Dublin route. It will replace the Stena Horizon, which…
Sailings Stopped on Stena Line's Rosslare-Fishguard Route for Ferry Repairs
18th May 2021 Stena Line
Operator, Stena Line, has stopped sailings on its Rosslare-Fishguard route for five days because of repair work in Belfast on its ferry the Stena Europe. The ferry, writes The Irish Times, usually makes one trip per day in each direction,…
Stena Line & Irish Ferries Call for Restoration of the Common Travel Area Into Ireland
6th May 2021 Ferry
Irish Ferries and Stena Line, the two key players in Ireland’s ferry industry, are today calling for the reopening of the Common Travel Area (CTA) at the earliest opportunity. They also welcome comments made last week by Tánaiste Leo Varadkar,…
Swedish ferry company Stena Line’s revenue from its onboard shops for the first quarter of the year has shown a large increase on its routes between the UK and the EU compared to the same period last year. The growth…
Ferry company Stena Line has boosted the frequency of its sailings between Fishguard – Rosslare from 14 sailings to 24 every week. The increase in frequency began yesterday and is good news for the company’s Welsh port of Fishguard, which…
Stena Line Accelerates Fossil-Free Shipping to Reduce Emissions by 30% by 2030
7th April 2021 Stena Line
In 2020, ferry company Stena Line continued to reduce its total CO2 emissions and is ten years ahead of the IMO international shipping emission reduction targets. Nevertheless, the Swedish shipping company is now accelerating the transition towards fossil-free shipping and…
Stena Line Switch Ropax Ferries on Ireland-France Services to Suit Market Demands
11th March 2021 Stena Line
Afloat has noted Stena Line's new Dublin-Cherbourg route launched in January, has not been operating on a regular basis by the inaugural 'E-Flexer' class ferry, in particular to sailings last month, writes Jehan Ashmore. The operator's first route connecting the…
Ferry Operator Stena Line Aims to Become the Most Diverse Shipping Company in the World
8th March 2021 Stena Line
Ferry operator, Stena Line has increased the number of female managers it employs by an impressive 42% in only 5 years and has the ambitious target of ensuring they account for 30% of all management by the end of next…
Operator Stena Cancels Sailings from Welsh Port for a Week As Ferry Transfers to Holyhead Route
13th February 2021 Stena Line
Operator Stena Line will cancel all sailings for a week from one Welsh port as a ferry moves to the Holyhead-Dublin route for a temporary period. The routes between Wales and Ireland have been hit by reduced demand due to…
Ferry company Stena Line plans to start operating two fossil-free battery-powered vessels on the route between Gothenburg and Frederikshavn in Denmark no later than 2030. This was announced by Stena Lines CEO Niclas Mårtensson during a press conference about the…
Operator Stena Line Furlough Quarter of Dockers at Holyhead Port due to Brexit & Covid Hit
30th January 2021 Stena Line
Ferry operator Stena Line has placed a quarter if its dock workers at Holyhead on furlough as Covid and Brexit hit demand for services. The ferry giant, reports NorthWalesLive, has seen a slump in trade since January 1 due to…
Stena Superfast Ferry Has Close Encounter with Paddleboarder on Belfast Lough
27th January 2021 Stena Line
Belfast Coastguard Rescue team was contacted this week by the Stena Superfast ferry inbound to Belfast in the shipping channel near Holywood. On Monday, January 25th the ferry had encountered a lone paddleboarder dangerously close to the vessel. Holywood is…
