Stena Line fleet movements

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seaman

Decided to take o daytrip to Denmark with the Stena Danica today.

Very well looked after and maintained and a big pleasure to sail on, but however age is catching up with her and that says she will need to be dry docked shortly, you can clearly see that rust is starting to show on parts of railings and around some windows like the Europe, looks way better with the MES installed though and almost all life rafts removed as well.

Steven

Quote from: seaman on January 29, 2017, 12:35:00 AM
Decided to take o daytrip to Denmark with the Stena Danica today.

Very well looked after and maintained and a big pleasure to sail on, but however age is catching up with her and that says she will need to be dry docked shortly, you can clearly see that rust is starting to show on parts of railings and around some windows like the Europe, looks way better with the MES installed though and almost all life rafts removed as well.
Railings and around windows could be done by crew as ongoing maintenance surely? 
Steve in Belfast (suburbia)

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Steven

QuoteIssued on behalf of Stena Line
Date: January 29th 2017



Stena Line hits half a million freight units in Belfast

Leading ferry company Stena Line has posted a record year for freight traffic volumes on its Belfast Harbour routes in 2016.  For the first time in its history, Stena Line has carried over 500,000 freight units through Belfast Harbour.
Stena Line operates three freight services from Belfast Harbour which provide up to 14 daily crossing options between its Cairnryan, Liverpool (Birkenhead) and Heysham services.
Paul Grant, Stena Line's Trade Director (Irish Sea North), commented: "Despite operating in a highly competitive market, 2016 was a record year for Stena Line's Northern Ireland operations.  To carry over 500,000 freight units is a fantastic achievement for the entire Stena Line team and one which also cements Belfast Harbour's position as Northern Ireland's leading freight hub.  In 2016 we also had record car and passenger volumes with almost 1.5 million passengers travelling with Stena Line, which represents a growth of 7% on the previous year.
"Stena Line has invested heavily in its Belfast Harbour hub.  It's reassuring to see that our vision and commitment to an expanding operation from Belfast Harbour has been rewarded.  Economic uncertainty is a concern for 2017, however, at Stena Line we remain focussed on providing our customers with the most frequent and reliable services into and out of Northern Ireland.  In the first quarter of 2017, we will be investing a further £7m locally with Harland & Wolff as we refit nine of our Irish Sea ship fleet," said Paul.
Paul Grant concluded: "Whilst last year was a record year we cannot afford to be complacent, it's vital that our investments in ships and ports is matched by infrastructure improvements to roads in Northern Ireland and Scotland particularly.  It's also important that Belfast and Northern Ireland continues to invest in our growing tourism product."
Joe O'Neill, Commercial Director, Belfast Harbour, said: "Belfast Harbour is Northern Ireland's principal maritime gateway with more than 70% of NI's seaborne trade handled through the Port.  This is supported by the record year Stena Line is reporting for 2016.  We have been partners with them for more than 20 years and have seen their business here grow significantly during that time.  This year alone they have increased the number of cars carried by 10% as well as grown passenger numbers by more than 95,000 and handled more than half a million freight vehicles with overall volumes growing almost 60% in the last 6 years.  This is down to their hard work and adapting to the market and we look forward to continuing to support them and the growth of their business in the coming years."
Stena Line is the largest ferry operator on the Irish Sea, offering the biggest fleet and the widest choice of routes between Britain to Ireland including Belfast to Liverpool and Heysham, Belfast to Cairnryan, Dublin to Holyhead and Rosslare to Fishguard routes, a total of 224 weekly sailing options between Britain and Ireland. Stena Line also offers a direct service from Rosslare to Cherbourg with three return crossings a week.
Steve in Belfast (suburbia)

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giftgrub

After a very long time in Gdansk the Train ferry Mecklenburg Vorpommern is returning to service.

During refit it was decided to replace the main Train deck area which has meant just over two months out of service.


Steven

Stena Nordica is currently on Stena Superast VII's schedule at Belfast, with VII operating VIII's roster while the latter is dry docked at Harland and Wolff.
Steve in Belfast (suburbia)

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Steven

Stena Superfast VII is now in the dry dock with VIII back in the new livery
Steve in Belfast (suburbia)

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Steven


QuoteStena Line were delighted to welcome 5 members of the NI Ferry Enthusiasts to Dry Dock today Monday 20th March at Harland and Wolff. Diane Poole OBE Head of PR and Communications said

"Stena Line welcomed this group to have a behind the scenes look at Superfast VII in Dry Dock and were welcomed onboard by Senior Master Alistair McCarlie who had great pleasure in showing them some of the work that goes on during Dry Dock. The group had freedom to ask questions , take pictures and share them on their relevant channels."

"It was great to be able to visit Harland and Wolff to get a better sense of what goes on when a vessel such as Stena Superfast VII is dry docked, and fantastic to be able to ask questions and get answers from someone as knowledgeable as Senior Master A McCarlie. I would like to say thank you to everyone at Harland and Wolff and Stena Line who made our visit possible." Steven Tarbox (NI Ferry Enthusiasts).

Image:  Pictured with Stena Superfast VII in dry dock at Harland and Wolff are Capt Alistair McCarlie (Senior Master), and Steven Tarbox, Marty McVicker and Ross McDonald of NI Ferry Enthusiasts.  Copyright © Scott Mackey.
Steve in Belfast (suburbia)

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ferryfan

Looks like a great day well done guys hope to see lots of pics.

Steven

Quote from: ferryfan on March 21, 2017, 10:41:45 AM
Looks like a great day well done guys hope to see lots of pics.
Some of the guys already have them on Facebook and Flickr.  Unfortunately I haven't had a chance myself due to computer problems and a round trip on a certain Stena Nordica earlier today!  Have a look at

www.flickr.com/scottmackey/ and https://www.flickr.com/photos/martymcv/ ;)
Steve in Belfast (suburbia)

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ferryfan

Anybody online atm take a look at Adventurers track she appears to have got half way across Irish sea and has headed back to Holyhead?
15:50

Meet the dockers

Nothing on stena site sailing updates but AIS is certainly showing her well out of position.

Cillian

I was on the Adventurer on Saturday, and the captain said something about some upcoming inspection, and he would be doing some strange maneuvers .
Maybe that explains it as the ferry check shows all on time.

ferryfan

I don't thinks there was anything scheduled about her movements yesterday. Meanwhile Nordica has finished her cover work and has depart Belfast heading for Travemunde.

ndfinlay

I See that the Nordica is currently on her way to Travemunde , Helsinki - having left Belfast Port this morning just after 9am.
ETA in Helsinki is 23:00 on the 30th March.

Would anyone be able to answer these questions?

What kind of crew would do this mammoth Journey? Would it be one of the normal captain and his crew, or do Stena have a specialist crew who do this long journeys?

How many people would be on board?

Would the Crew take this time to work on the ship - i.e. Painting of decks?

Were would they sleep? (As far as I know the Nordica doesn't have any cabins?)

Is the Nordica able to make the trip without refuelling?

Thanks in Advance.

Niall

Travemunde is in North Germany near Lubeck  :) Nordica took on bunkers yesterday in Belfast and is fully crewed.