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North Channel update

January 8, 2019March 23, 2014 by Steven Tarbox

European Highlander is more or less confirmed as not returning until Wednesday. P&O have posted to twitter a 4 sailing timetable for Monday and Tuesday: “Revised schedule for Monday & Tuesday; Ex Larne – 0730, 1330, 1930, 0130 Ex Cairnryan – 1030, 1630, 2230, 0430. Call 0845 839 845 for update” Passengers expecting to travel with P&O over the next few days are advised to contact P&O for the latest information. Meanwhile, Stena Superfast VII may return from Harland & Wolff early tomorrow evening. She had originally been expected to return on Tuesday morning. Express has left Belfast and is now at Larne. Her season operating to Troon begins on Monday 31st of March.

Technical problems on North Channel services

January 8, 2019March 22, 2014 by Steven Tarbox

Both European Highlander and Stena Superfast VII where off service today at Harland and Wolff shipyard. Whilst the Stena maintenance had been planned, European Highlander suffered serious technical problems towards the end of last week and so was drydocked this morning. This has meant North Channel services to both Cairnryan ports have operated at half capacity. P&O’s Express Catermaran is also at Harland and Wolff being readied for her planned return to service At the end of the month. Stena Hibernia left Belfast laden this evening just after 7:30pm bound for Cairnryan in order to move trailer traffic across the channel and I assume she will also return laden. At present European Highlander is still in drydock, and Superfast VII is scheduled to be off service tomorrow as well, so all sailings are expected to be very busy again tomorrow. At present the active fleet is as follows: P&O Larne … Read more

Stena Hibernia timetable change

April 27, 2017March 18, 2014 by Steven Tarbox

STENA HIBERNIA. Copyright © Scott Mackey

The freight only Belfast – Birkenhead vessel Stena Hibernia is to layover at Belfast instead of Birkenhead over the weekends. This means her first sailing of the week will be the 15:00 from Belfast instead of the 03:00 from Birkenhead.