Day: 1 April 2015
Site update, 1st April
Just a few changes have been made to the site over the past week. New “sailing updates” category added as a sub-category of news.  This is to keep the sailing updates from cluttering up other local news such as dry dockings, permanent timetable changes, or fleet movements. New photographs added to Stena Mersey/Lagan page.  All photographs across the site are in the process of being refreshed and updated, including the site headers. I have started the process of converting older pages to the newer format/layout (its a subtle change but makes the site a more uniform experience). Welcome page changed to direct new users to the sites accompanying Facebook group for the latest sailing updates (and also inform people of the NI Ferries and Shipping Facebook group). Netscripts SNAP (Social Network Auto Poster) plugin installed.  This will automatically publish any new content to our Facebook page, meaning it is always kept ... Read more
Today’s sailing updates
Updates to the original text are in red. Stena Line have posted the following to their ferrycheck page “Please be advised that due to earlier adverse weather the next sailing from Belfast to Cairnryan today will be 1430 hrs instead of 1130 and 1530 hours- Please check in by 1330 hrs to ensure you get on this sailing – if you wish to change your booking please calll 08447 70 70 70 – Sorry for any inconvenience caused”.  At present (18:00), Ferrycheck indicates that the remainder of todays sailings will operate as normal Tonights Birkenhead to Belfast sailing is delayed by up to 3 hours, whereas the Belfast-Birkenhead sailing is delayed by 60 90 minutes.  This mornings 10:30 departure for Birkenhead was delayed by some 120 minutes according to ferrycheck.  Stena Hibernia is currently on the berth at VT2, so I assume she is sailing for Birkenhead today. Stena Hibernia ... Read more