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No need to fear the meatball, says Stena Line

Stena Line’s new-look meatballs are nothing to be afraid of. So says group executive chef, Jakob Lells. Half of the meat in one of the ferry operator’s most popular dishes on board its vessels will be replaced next year with a plant-based mince made from yellow peas. “We want to show our passengers that this is nothing to be afraid of. It is still a delicious and classic home-cooked dish with creamy ... [+]

Stena launches first Heysham-Belfast dual-fuel ship

Stena Line has launched the first of its NewMax ships, the Stena Futura and has laid the keel of the second, the Stena Connecta at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard, Weihai. The Stena Futura is due to go into service in Autumn 2025 They will increase freight capacity on the Belfast-Heysham route ... [+]

Stena to cut Rosslare-Cherbourg ship

Stena Line is to withdraw the Stena Vision from its Rosslare-Cherbourg route from 27 October, leaving the Stena Horizon to maintain a three days a week serviceof up to six crossings. However, it would selectively deploy additional support vessels to the route during peak demand for freight and passengers, it said. Stena ... [+]

Stena Line lays keel for first Belfast-Heysham ship

Stena Line has laid the keel for the Stena Futura, the first of its ‘NewMax’ Belfast-Heysham vessels, due to go into service in autumn 2025. The ceremony for the first of the two hybrid vessels took place in China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in WeiHai, China on 28 June. The hybrid vessels are ... [+]

Stena chief takes on World Economic Forum role

Stena Line chief executive Niclas Mårtensson has been appointed governor chair of the Supply Chain and Transport Industry Community at the World Economic Forum (WEF) for a two-year term. He takes over from Tan Chong Meng, group chief executive at freight forwarder PSA International. The WEF brings together leaders from business, ... [+]

Safe pair of hands for Stena in Belfast

Stena Line has appointed Darren Byers as its port manager in Belfast. With over 20 years’ experience within Maritime operations, Darren joins the ferry and port operator from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) where he was area life saving manager covering Ireland and the Isle of Man. In his new ... [+]

Stena to close Sweden/Finland route

Stena Line is to discontinue its route between Nynäshamn in Sweden and Hanko in Finland from 20 October. The service, which was launched in early 2022 in response to heavy market demand has failed to develop as expected due to the geopolitical situation, said the Swedish-based line. The two vessels ... [+]

Stena sailings back to normal

Stena Line has resumed normal sailings on its Belfast-Cairnryan and Rosslare-Fishguard routes.  Services were impacted last week when an onboard incident resulted in the withdrawal of Stena Superfast VII on the Belfast-Cairnryan route. Stena Superfast VII returned to service for the 19:30 sailing from Belfast to Cairnryan on 27 July whilst Stena ... [+]

First voyage for Stena Vision

Stena Line operated the inaugural voyage of the Stena Vision between Rosslare and Cherbourg on 30 June. The new vessel boosts sailings to 12 per week as well as significantly bolstering capacity. [+]

Nordica to stabilise Stena’s Fishguard-Rosslare route

Stena Line says it will secure the future stability of its Fishguard-Rosslare service by redeploying the Stena Nordica to the route. The ship, which has been operating in the Baltic Sea, is a familiar ship on the Irish Sea having provided temporary relief cover on several Irish Sea routes over ... [+]

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