Posts involving the ferry route between Belfast (Northern Ireland) and Birkenhead (England). The Belfast – Liverpool (Birkenhead) route is currently run by Stena Line (Irish Sea North). The passenger and freight vessels on the service are currently STENA LAGAN and STENA MERSEY.
The leading independent resource on the internet for Stena’s next generation of RoPax ferry, the Chinese built Stena E-Flexer class. Includes technical info and regular updates (including pictures) on the construction of the new vessels including those for Stena Line, Brittany Ferries, and DFDS.
STENA FORERUNNER is the temporary dedicated Belfast to Birkenhead freight vessel. She is one of three Stena 4-Runner MkII freight vessels built for Stena RoRo in China. In these pictures we get a rare glimpse inside a vessel which normally only gets seen by freight drivers and her own crew.
SEATRUCK PRECISION is a Seatruck freight ferry which was designed and built to operate into Heysham port. History, photographs, and technical information.
SEATRUCK PERFORMANCE is a Seatruck freight ferry which was designed and built to operate into Heysham port. History, photographs, and technical information.
Stena Line’s 195m long freighter STENA FORERUNNER arrived in Belfast for the first time earlier today, meanwhile STENA PERFORMER and STENA PRECISION are in Birkenhead.
“Industry sources” have told The Irish Times that the new ferry now won’t be delivered until October. Meanwhile competition is hotting up between the UK and Island of Ireland.
STENA HIBERNIA is currently scheduled to leave Belfast Dry Dock this afternoon, starting a chain of fleet movements for both Stena Line and Seatruck.
STENA FORERUNNER is a large RoRo freight ferry built in China. This page includes details such as her history, technical data, and a photo gallery.
Stena Line have today confirmed the replacement vessel for STENA PRECISION on the Belfast to Liverpool (Birkenhead) route.
The keel of Stena’s second E-Flexer (Avic Weihai #WO264) was laid last week. This is the first of the two vessels earmarked for the Belfast to Liverpool route. Meanwhile there are to be changes to the fleet on Stena’s Liverpool and Heysham freight services.
A photographic look back at some of the ferries which have operated to NI. Includes those of present operators and those which no longer exist. In part 3 we take a look at some of the ferries of Merchant Ferries, Norse Irish Ferries, Belfast Car Ferries, Belfast Freight Ferries, Norfolk Line, DFDS, and Seatruck.
Stena Line has confirmed that the first of its new RoPax ferries currently under construction in China is planned to enter service on its Holyhead – Dublin route early 2020. The following two is assigned to Liverpool-Belfast.