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Stena takes ownership of third new ferry

[ December 1, 2020   //   ]

Stena Line has officially taken ownership of its newest ferry, Stena Embla, following a handover ceremony in Weihai, China. The vessel is the third of five new next-generation E-Flexer RoPax vessels and the last of three new vessels due for the Irish Sea, which marks the end of a seven-year development programme.

The vessel will now embark on a six-week journey to the UK and Ireland, where it will begin service in January 2021, joining its sister vessels, the other two new E-Flexer ferries built in Weihai, Stena Estrid and Stena Embla, which started in operation in earlier this year.

The remaining two E-Flexer vessels under construction in China are even larger versions with a total length of 240 metres. Their deployment has not yet been revealed.

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