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Construction begins on Stena Line’s hybrid ferries for Belfast – Heysham route

Swedish ferry company, Stena Line marked a milestone on its journey towards sustainable shipping last week with the Steel Cutting ceremony for the first of its ‘NewMax’ hybrid ferries as construction begins in Weihai, China.   Last year, Stena …
Jan 11, 2024 / Vessels

Last Call Of 2023 Brings Record Cruise Season For Belfast To A Close

Belfast enjoyed a record cruise season in 2023, with 158 calls reported by Cruise Belfast, the partnership between Belfast Harbour and Visit Belfast which markets the city as a leading cruise tourism destination. The announcement was made as the …
Oct 20, 2023 / Cruise

New Hybrid RoRo Ships Ordered For Stena Line

On behalf of Stena Line, Stena RoRo has designed and ordered two hybrid cargo ships from the Chinese shipyard CMI Jinling in Weihai. The ships can be powered by methanol or conventional fuel and have been developed in line with future environmental …
May 30, 2023 / Curious

Stena Line boosts freight capacity on Irish Sea with two all-new NewMax hybrid vessels

Two all-new hybrid propulsion vessels designed to run on methanol and adding 80% capacity on the Belfast-Heysham route will respond to increasing customer demand for capacity and sustainability performance. Construction of the NewMax vessels will …
May 10, 2023 / Vessels

Belfast Harbour To Welcome 170 Cruise Calls in 2023

As the cruise industry in Northern Ireland continues to provide a welcome boost to the economy, the number of ships expected this season represents a 20% increase on the previous record set in 2019. Between March and October this year, 62 different …
Feb 28, 2023 / Cruise

A Successful Cruise Season For Belfast As Final Ship Calls Ashore

As the last cruise ship of the season arrives in Belfast today, Cruise Belfast, the partnership between Belfast Harbour and Visit Belfast is celebrating the end of a strong cruise season, with a total of 141 calls made to Belfast in 2022.   …
Nov 14, 2022 / Cruise

Stena Line adds new temporary ferry service between Holyhead and Belfast

Leading ferry company Stena Line has confirmed details that it will be operating a new temporary weekend service between Holyhead and Belfast, starting on Fri 25th June.  The extra capacity on the new route from Holyhead will be available until …
Jun 15, 2021 / Vessels

Ports of Stockholm’s sustainable transport node initiative

Ports of Stockholm, together with the ports in Belfast, Lübeck and Gent and additional alliance partners, has applied for EU grant funding to invest in the role of ports as a node and driving force in sustainable transport provision.Ports of …
Feb 17, 2021 / Curious

Stena Line’s newest ship arrives in Belfast

Stena Embla is the third new ship to be added to Irish Sea routesStena Line’s newest addition to its fleet, the brand-new Stena Embla (CruiseMappper) has arrived in Belfast. Stena Embla is the third E-Flexer ferry to be commissioned for Stena Line’s …
Jan 4, 2021 / Vessels

Stena Line adds freight capacity to Belfast-Liverpool-Heysham routes

Following the dramatic COVID related drop in freight volumes, Stena Line was forced to remove one freight ship from its Belfast hub which resulted in reduced capacity and frequency.  Stena Line has today announced that it will charter a RoRo vessel …
Aug 19, 2020 / Curious