DUBLIN SWIFT (the former WESTPAC EXPRESS) left Belfast yesterday afternoon (13/04/18) for Dublin. This follows the completion of a 3-month long refit and conversion to civilian use at Harland & Wolff.
Royal Caribbean Cruise subsidiary Azamara Club Cruises’ AZAMARA PURSUIT arrived at Belfast’s Harland & Wolff shipyard earlier today, ahead of a ‘world-first’ refurbishment to be undertaken by Newry based MJM Group. Irish Ferries’ fast-craft DUBLIN SWIFT has now left dry-dock, with departure currently expected…
Summary of what is known so-far about Irish Ferries new Ireland to France passenger and vehicle ferry, the Flensburger built W.B. YEATS. Includes technical information and regular updates (including photographs) on the progress of the construction of the new vessel.
Irish Continental Group have announced the sale of the Dublin – Holyhead Austal catamaran JONATHAN SWIFT to Balearia Eurolineas Maritimas S.A (Balearia) for €15.5m. She will be replaced by the larger WESTPAC EXPRESS which is currently undergoing refurbishment in Belfast.
Profile of the Irish Ferries Austal passenger and vehicle catamaran DUBLIN SWIFT (ex WESTPAC EXPRESS). Includes an overview of her history, technical data, and photographs.
As revealed earlier in the week on the NI Ferry (and shipping) Enthusiasts Facebook group (and the sister Ferries! Facebook group), the former US Navy Austal built catamaran WESTPAC EXPRESS is due to arrive at Harland and Wolff on Monday.
Irish Continental Group plc has entered into an agreement, with the German company Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesselschaft & Co.KG , whereby FSG has agreed to build a cruise ferry for ICG at a contract price of €165.2 million. Upon completion, it will be the largest cruise ferry in the world in terms of vehicle capacity.
The laying of the keel section of the new €144million cruise ferry being built for Irish Ferries has taken place in a shipyard in Flensberg
Profile of the Stena Line Dublin – Holyhead vessel STENA SUPERFAST X. Includes historical overview, technical data, photographs, and deck plan.
