Dublin to Liverpool
The ferry service between Dublin and Liverpool is operated by P&O Ferries (freight and passengers with vehicles) and CLdN-owned Seatruck Ferries (freight only).
Port of Calais closed following militant MyFerryLink action and burning blockades.
MyFerryLink workers strike following the sale of ships to DFDS. Following on from yesterdays announcement that the sale of the MyFerryLink ferries Rodin and Berlioz to DFDS had been completed, striking MyFerryLink workers have forced the port of Calais to close. Â Burning blockades of roads approaching the port have been widely reported in the mainstream media. Â The action comes on the eve of an expected announcement regarding the future crewing arrangements for the former SeaFrance vessels which until now where crewed by a workers co-operative of former SeaFrance workers (SCOP-SeaFrance). Â The port of Dunkerque (Dunkirk) remains open with DFDS diverting one of their Calais vessels, Calais Seaways, to their in order to help clear a large backlog of traffic created as a result of Calais being closed. Â Eurotunnel also appears to be operational again following a break in service earlier today. All P&O Dover-Calais services have stopped due to the ... Read more
Stena Superfast X en-route to Holyhead, Stena Nordica expected in Belfast soon
The latest addition to Stena Line’s Irish Sea fleet, Stena Superfast X (ex Dieppe Seaways, Seafrance Moliere, Jean Nicoli, Superfast X), is en-route to Holyhead from the Nauta shipyard in Poland following her conversion for service between Holyhead and Dublin Port.  The sister ship to Stena Superfast VII and Stena Superfast VIII is expected to arrive in Wales by Thursday morning, and has already rounded the top of Scotland.  It is expected that she will replace Stena Nordica in service before the end of next week, freeing up Stena Nordica to replace Stena Superfast VII so she can go for dry-docking at Harland & Wolff.  Once this is completed, Stena Nordica will then relieve Stena Superfast VIII, which will then proceed to Harland and Wolff.  Once Stena Superfast VIII returns to service, Stena Nordica is expected to transfer to DFDS, who plan to use her between Dover and Calais. 26th February: ... Read more