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Site updates (a quickie)

May 4, 2017October 11, 2015 by Steven Tarbox

After a period of absence due to illness, the following updates have taken place in the past week or so: Stena Navigator history and technical information published. This is in a slightly changed format from the vessel profiles published to-date, with photographs and headings throughout. All other vessel profiles will be updated to this format in the coming weeks (updates to these pages will not be posted to Facebook or Twitter so as not to clog up peoples feeds/walls). The end of an era: Goodbye to P&O’s Express feature, published. Further photographs added to the Stena Superfast VII/VIII, Express, and Manannan pages. Update on the former Stena Antrim published. Stena Line sailing updates published (see sailing updates in the main menu). Twitter account added, activated, and linked (add us @NI_Ferry_Site for live updates of new content). More updates to follow in the coming weeks. As always, thank you to all who … Read more

Site news and updates for end of June 2015

June 30, 2015 by Steven Tarbox

News Im delighted to be able to announce that Alan Geddes has agreed that his photographs may be used on NIFerrySite. Alan’s photographs are mainly taken within the Belfast harbour area, and often from an elevated position, giving them a perspective not often seen elsewhere. Alan’s photographs will continue to be added to many of the profiles (and also the former ferries photo feature) in the coming weeks – a number have already been added. In the meantime, why not check out Alan’s Flickr page. Don’t forget you can also find links to the flickr accounts (where applicable) of the other photographers featured on this site on the links page. New ferries added The following vessel profiles which where added recently, have had technical data, photographs, and some history added: Seacat Scotland Seacat Danmark The Seacat Isle of Man/Snaefell and Hoverspeed Great Britain pages should be finished in the coming week. Changes to … Read more

Latest updates for June ’15

June 21, 2015June 20, 2015 by Steven Tarbox

New ferries added The following vessel profiles have had technical data, photographs, and some history added: Seacat Scotland Seacat Danmark The Seacat Isle of Man/Snaefell and Hoverspeed Great Britain pages should be finished in the coming week. Changes to existing ferry posts The following vessel profiles have had material added or changed European Causeway/European Highlander (new photographs added and reformatted with headings) Stena Superfast VII/Stena Superfast VIII (reformatted, added headings, and updated to reflect the introduction of Stena Superfast X) Changes to pages and navigation Ferry routes and operators page rewritten due to a formatting issue on some browsers. New category added “NI Ferry Profiles (current)” and added to menu (filed under “The NI Ferry Fleet” to allow easier navigation to current ship profiles. Some minor changes to formatting have also been made to a number of the posts and pages on the site so that they appear better with … Read more

Site news and update for 9/6/15

January 21, 2019June 9, 2015 by Steven Tarbox

Good Evening everyone, update time again! After a long days work, a number of the previous (mostly performance) issues with the site now seem to be resolved. We have switched to a new colour scheme as well as a new theme – the Inkness Theme by InkHive giving the site a new look. The appearance may change a little over the coming days as feedback comes in, but the overall structure shall remove the same. There has also been a change in the database structure and particularly the “permalinks”. This should make bookmarking and sharing easier, as well as allowing search engines to index the correct pages. Finally, some further pictures and text have been added to the now updated Former NI ferries page (which is now in a new category called features), and I have also started writing the individual posts for a number of former favourites. This should fill … Read more

Site update, 1st April

April 27, 2017April 1, 2015 by Steven Tarbox

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

Site update week commencing 15/03/15

March 15, 2015 by Steven Tarbox

The following updates have been posted to the site. Video of the Stena Superfast TTS automated mooring system in action added to the Stena Superfast VII and VIII page, courtesy of Neal Finlay. Following a recent trip onboard Stena Superfast VII, I have added further pictures of both Stena Superfast VII and European Highlander to their respective pages. An internal gallery of Stena Superfast VII/VIII is also under construction (not yet accessible). Photos of Stena Nordica in Belfast Lough last week added to her page. A deck plan of her is under construction and I also hope to travel on her in order to get interior pictures, before she departs for a new career with DFDS operating from Dover-Calais for 18 months.

Site updates, week commencing 1st March

April 27, 2017March 4, 2015 by Steven Tarbox

Good Evening everyone! I have added or updated the following this week Stena Superast VII/VIII profile text tidied up and updated for the arrival of their sister on the Dublin – Holyhead route. Deck plans added for P&O’s HSC Express. Stena Superfast VII/VIII side profile and deck plan’s improved. Belfast cruise schedule for 2015 uploaded. I’m also in the process of creating deck plan’s for the following: Stena Nordica, Stena Europe, Stena Lagan/Mersey, HSC Manannan, so will be quite busy over the coming weeks. Any copies or photos of deck plans would be very much appreciated. All who assist will be credited. Please use the contact link to submit anything. I have also trips planned on Stena Superfast VII and Stena Nordica over the coming weeks, and intend to add galleries for these ships. Stena Nordica is about to leave Stena Line for 18 months to operate for DFDS between … Read more

Site update 31/1/15

April 27, 2017January 31, 2015 by Steven Tarbox

On top of todays sailing updates, the following have been update on the site: Stena Superfast VII and VIII deck plans added to their profile page as well as the deck plans page (under NI Ferry fleet). Stena Nordica page updated with technical information. Tags updated on various pages across the site for better search indexing. There was a minor site outage earlier today, this seems to have been caused by a configuration error by our web host and is now resolved. Apologies to anyone who was unable to access the site during this time.

Site updates 10/11/14

November 11, 2014 by Steven Tarbox

After a period of relative inactivity due to off-site commitments, I have now been able to return to updating the website. A few minor revisions have been made to articles (mainly removing typographical errors), while an anti-spam plugin has been activated in order to weed out he 30 or so daily spam “trackbacks” the site receives giving me more time to do the important stuff rather than deleting spam! I now have the link to facebook sorted out so I am able to share to the NIFerrysite Facebook page when the website is updated – I encourage everyone who wants to be kept up to date to ‘like’ the Facebook page as this will be the first place any updates or news will appear after the main site itself. Some news regarding the Stena refit cover for the Birkenhead sisters has been added with an old friend returning ‘home’. Likewise … Read more

Site update 10/9/14

January 21, 2019September 10, 2014 by Steven Tarbox

Additional pictures added to the Stena Superfast VII/VIII page. Additional pictures added to the European Highlander/European Causeway page, and text updated. Cruise calls page brought up to date. Deckplans added to European Highlander/European Causeway (official) and Stena Superfast VII/VIII (photograph).

Site Update 6/9/14

September 6, 2014 by Steven Tarbox

Cruise calls page updated Ferry Publications book release dates updated. WordPress updated to 4.0 All plugins and themes updated Some new content is on the way over the next few weeks. I am also working on a new custom designed theme for the site as well. For the latest pictures, updates, and discussion please see: https://www.facebook.com/niferrysite or join the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/niferrysite/

Site update 31st July 2014

June 23, 2015July 31, 2014 by Steven Tarbox

After another absence, the updates to the site are back. On the technical side all the behind the skin stuff such as WordPress and the plug-ins have been updated to the latest versions. The technical trouble experienced previously also appears to be behind us. Now on to the good stuff. Following a recent return trip onboard Stena Mersey, an interior gallery has been added. Join me for a walk around Stena Mersey’s main passenger deck here. Photographs been added to the Stena Superfast, Stena Precision/Performer, and Stena Hibernia pages. Some details of special offers onboard Stena’s Belfast to Scotland service have been added to the news page. The cruise calls page has been updated, and a picture added of one of the recent visitors to Belfast.