[Photo feature] Ferries in Dry Dock – Part 2 of 4
The second in a series of four photo features looking at ferries in dry dock.
STENA SUPERFAST X was one of two Ro-Pax ferries which operated Stena Line’s Holyhead – Dublin service. She was completed in 2002 as SUPERFAST X for Attica Holdings’ Superfast Ferries subsidiary as the final vessel of the four ship Superfast VII series completed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) in Kiel, Germany.
As-built her sister-ships are the current STENA SUPERFAST VII, STENA SUPERFAST VIII, and ATLANTIC VISION. Along with her as-built sisters, she was built specifically to operate Superfast Ferries’ new Baltic Sea service between Hanko (Finland) and Rostock (Germany), a service which was sold along with its remaining vessels SUPERFAST VII-IX to Estonia’s Tallink in 2006 – just 5 years after it was established. SUPERFAST X left the route much earlier, however, having moved to the new Rosyth – Zeebrugge service in 2004, before being sold by Superfast Ferries in 2016.
Since 2015 she has operated opposite STENA ADVENTURER on Stena Line’s Holyhead – Dublin route as STENA SUPERFAST X, following an extensive refit in Gdynia (Poland) to make her more suitable for the role and up to “Stena Standards”. She was replaced in early 2020 by the first of Stena’s new E-Flexer ferries, STENA ESTRID. She was subsequently rebuilt as a night ferry and chartered to Corsica Ferries as A NEPITA.
You can read more about STENA SUPERFAST X on her dedicated page here.
The second in a series of four photo features looking at ferries in dry dock.
In just under three months, Stena RoRo has converted the former Stena Superfast X day ferry into a night ferry
The former Holyhead-Dublin ferry ‘Stena Superfast X’ was renamed ‘A Nepita’ yesterday and transferred to the French flag.
‘Stena Superfast X’ is currently en-route to Marseille ahead of starting service with Corsica Linea under a new name.
‘Stena Superfast X’ left Belfast for Greece this evening, signalling the end of her career as a Stena Line ship.
A quick look at movements in the Stena Line Irish Sea fleet with ‘Stena Adventurer’ returning from dry dock and ‘Stena Superfast X’ moving north.
Corsica Linea has confirmed in a press release our earlier report that they are to take STENA SUPERFAST X on long-term charter from Stena RoRo.
According to a report from France, a charter has been agreed with Corsica Linea for Stena Line’s ‘Stena Superfast X’.
Stena Line’s ‘Stena Estrid’ is expected to release ‘Stena Adventurer’ from the Holyhead to Dublin route later today, while Stena Edda has left Sri Lanka on her way to Europe.
Stena’s ‘Stena Superfast X’ will complete her first round-trip on the Rosslare – Cherbourg route later this morning having released ‘Stena Horizon’ for dry-docking on Thursday.
Stena Line’s ‘Stena Superfast X’ is set to become the largest ferry to ever sail on their Rosslare – Cherbourg route later this week.
Stena Estrid’s introduction on the Holyhead – Dublin route on Monday will allow Stena Superfast X to cover maintenance on the Belfast – Cairnryan vessels next week.