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Wales earmarks £40m to safeguard Holyhead’s future

Wales First Minister Mark Drakeford announced a £40m funding to refurbish Holyhead Breakwater and help safeguard the Irish Sea hub’s long-term future. The 150-year-old, 1.5 mile long structure is gradually being eroded by the Irish Sea. It is built on rubble foundations which have gradually been eroded by the Irish Sea. The stability of the breakwater is now under threat, with an increasing probability of a breach in the structure occurring during ... [+]

Giant of the Irish Sea sponsors giants of ice hockey

Stena Line has renewed its partnership with current Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) champions, the Belfast Giants. The new two-year deal comes as the Stena Line Belfast Giants launch their pre-season schedule with a match against Cardiff Devils. Belfast Giants have, since their inception in 2000, won seven Elite League titles, three ... [+]

Stena Vision is Ireland-bound

Stena Line’s new ferry for the Rosslare– Cherbourg service is en route from the shipyard in Gdansk, Poland to Ireland. Following a major refit, the Stena Vision is due to go into service on 30 June. She willincrease Stena Line’s service frequency on the route to six departure days providing 12 sailings ... [+]

Stena to offer accompanied freight six days a week on Rosslare/Cherbourg – updated

Stena Line is planning to boost capacity on its Rosslare/Cherbourg route from next year when it adds a second cruise ferry to the service in 2023. The Stena Vision will replace the current charter, Seatruck Panorama, and will operate alongside the other existing vessel, the Stena Horizon. Stena Vision previously operated ... [+]

Stena sails to Finland

Stena Line has launched its first service to Findland, between Nynäshamn/Stockholm Norvik Port ’s in Sweden to Hanko in Finland. It will be operated by two vessels with a capacity of 1,600 lane metres each and will initially offer three departures per week, switching to a daily schedule in early ... [+]

Stena to start Sweden/Finland route

Swedish ferry company Stena Line has entered the Finnish market with a new daily route from Hanko to Nynäshamn. The new route starts on 1 February 2022 and will be served by the Urd three times per week. The second vessel, Stena Gothica, will join the route on 1 May ... [+]

Stena buys Freightlink

Swedish-owned Stena Line has bought 100% of Preston-based ferry booking agency Freightlink, including its CustomsLink clearance arm, for an undisclosed sum. The company will continue to operate as a stand-alone business unit within the Stena Group and on arms-length principles and will continue to operate out of its existing office ... [+]

New German chief for Stena

Mikko Juelich has taken over as trade director for business region Germany at Stena Line. For the last five years, he was managing director of Container CSG in Luebeck, Germany and before that held various positions at the ferry company Finnlines. He succeeds Ron Gerlach, who has moved to Stena ... [+]

All change on the Irish Sea

Stena Line will replace the Stena Foreteller with the Stena Vinga on the Rosslare to Cherbourg service from 6 September, operating alongside the Stena Horizon. The Vinga can carry accompanied and unaccompanied freight, it said. The Stena Foreteller will be redeployed to the Belfast-Liverpool (Birkenhead) service to replace the Seatruck Panorama, adding 10% additional ... [+]

Stena’s Estrid in happy return to Holyhead

Stena Line is bringing its new Stena Estrid vessel back to the Holyhead – Dublin route with the expectation that travel restrictions between Ireland and Britain will be removed She will replace the Stena Horizon who returns to the Rosslare – Cherbourg route. Stena had swapped the ships due to increased freight ... [+]

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