Why did Stena leave Stranraer?

The need to shorten the route to save fuel and the demand for bigger ships means that the shallow channel down Loch Ryan to Stranraer is no longer viable. Stena Line, who use the port today, use the HSS, a huge high-speed ferry to augment smaller conventional ships.

What happened to the Stena HSS?

The third HSS, which Stena used to operate on the Harwich-Holland run, is now in La Guaira in Venezuela. The HSS Voyager will be missed on the Irish Sea. Its spacious open layout with multi-restaurant and bar facilities proved popular with passengers but the ship could no longer pay its way.

Who owns Stena Line?

Stena AB
Stena Line/Parent organizations

Do any ferries sail from Stranraer?

Stena Line provide seven daily passenger ferry services between Stranraer and Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland. Ferry crossings take just 2 hours onboard the high-speed craft, the Stena Voyager, while sailing times onboard their superferry, the Stena Caledonia and Stena Navigator, takes 2 hours, 22 minutes.

Is Stranraer still a port?

Stena Line is moving its operations up the coast to a new deep water port just north of Cairnryan. The company’s Irish Sea route director Paul Grant said the development secured a future in Loch Ryan that it might not have had without the move.

When did Stena leave Stranraer?

Today marks twenty five years since from Stena Line relocated its Northern Irish operation from Larne to Belfast. We take a look at the ships which served the Belfast – Stranraer route before the Scottish port moved to Loch Ryan Port near Cairnryan in 2011.

How fast does the Stena line go?

High-speed Sea Service or Stena HSS was a class of high-speed craft developed by and originally operated by Stena Line on European international ferry routes. The HSS 1500 had an in-service speed of 40 knots (75 km/h)….HSS 900.

Why did the Troon ferry stop?

The ferry route between Larne and Troon is to close with immediate effect, P&O Ferries has said. The company said that the closure was because of “significant losses” and that “income from ticket sales” did not cover the costs of running the route.

What happened to Hoverspeed?

Hoverspeed was a ferry company that operated on the English Channel from 1981 until 2005. Hoverspeed last operated hovercraft on its Dover to Calais service. They were withdrawn on 1 October 2000 and replaced by Seacat catamarans built by Incat.

Is Stena Line Swedish?

Stena Line is a Swedish shipping line company and one of the largest ferry operators in the world.

How much is Stena worth?

In 2020, the Swedish family-owned company Stena AB generated a revenue of roughly 33.3 billion Swedish kronor. This was a decrease of over ten percent compared with the previous year. As one of the largest ferry operators worldwide, ferry transport is the company’s main source of income.

When was the Stena Discovery HSS first built?

Several patents were registered to Stena Line in the development of the HSS, and four vessels were completed between 1996 and 1997. Stena Explorer, Stena Voyager and Stena Discovery were built to operate on the Irish Sea with Stena Carisma built for Scandinavian use.

What’s the speed of a Stena high speed ferry?

High-speed Sea Service or Stena HSS was a class of high-speed craft developed by and originally operated by Stena Line on European international ferry routes. The HSS 1500 had an in-service speed of 40 knots (75 km/h).

Why did Stena Line stop their HSS service?

In addition to passenger traffic, the HSS service is believed to have been carrying around 25,000 units of freight per year – about 15% of the 165,000 units that Stena Line transport across the North Sea annually. The reasons cited for the replacement by conventional ferries were decreasing passenger patronage, coupled with escalating fuel costs.

When did the Stena Explorer ferry service end?

Stena Explorer was the last of the vessels to be retired in 2015 when Stena Line cancelled the fast ferry service between Holyhead, Wales and Dún Laoghaire, Ireland.