Stena Line Ferries News
A North Channel ferry operated by Stena Line caught fire when berthed in Belfast Harbour yesterday, 19 July. The Stena Superfast VII which was berthed at Victoria Terminal 4 (VT4) is where emergency crews from the Northern Ireland Fire and…
Stena Line's Euro-Vision Cruiseferry Departs Poland for Ireland to Operate Rosslare – Cherbourg Service
15th June 2023 Stena Line
Stena Line’s latest addition to its expanding Irish Sea ferry fleet, Stena Vision, has departed a shipyard in Gdansk, Poland following a major refit investment programme and is bound for Rosslare Europort. The 39,178 gross tonnage cruise ferry for the…
Stena Line has announced that it is constructing two new bespoke freight ferries for Irish Sea service on its expanding Belfast-Heysham freight route. The multi-million pound investment will significantly increase freight capacity on the route. Each of the two new…
Fishguard Ferry Stena Europe Set to Return to Rosslare Service this Weekend
3rd March 2023 Stena Line
Ferry company, Stena Line is to resume sailings from Fishguard to Rosslare this Sunday, 5 March, just over three weeks since Stena Europe was taken off the Wales-Ireland route due to an engine room blaze. As the Western Telegraph writes,…
Stena Line Calls for Freight Firms Moving Goods from Britain to NI ‘Via Irish Land-Bridge’ to be ‘Treated Equally’
2nd March 2023 Stena Line
Ferry operator Stena Line has called for 'green' lanes to be applied on Dublin-Holyhead route for Northern Ireland-bound goods similar to lanes proposed for ports in the North under the new Brexit deal. The Swedish owned firm, the largest Irish…
Stena Line to Replace 'Europe' with Larger 'Nordica' on Rosslare-Fishguard Service
22nd February 2023 Stena Line
Swedish ferry company Stena Line has confirmed its plans to secure the 'future stability of its Rosslare-Fishguard service' by redeploying another ferry from its fleet. The larger 2000-built Stena Nordica, which has been operating in the Baltic Sea, is a…
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 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…
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…
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…
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: 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…