Stena Line News

Stena Line plans super ships
Stena Line will introduce two giant ships that will carry up to 1200 passengers later this year to coincide with the launch of its new Belfast-Cairnryan route in November.

Stena Line announced as official travel partner of Liverpool Food and Drink Festival
International transport and travel service company Stena Line has today been announced as the Official Travel Partner of this year’s Liverpool Food and Drink Festival.

Stena Line signs deal with the Belfast Giants
Stena Line, the largest ferry company on the Irish Sea, has signed a sponsorship deal with another giant, the Belfast Giants, in a two year title sponsorship deal.

Traffic up at Stena Line
Stena Line has reported its most successful first half-year North Sea traffic results for four years. Stena Line has also been nominated as Europe’s Leading Long Sea Ferry Operator by the prestigious World Travel Awards.

Stena Line increases conversion rates with Maxymiser
Stena Line, an international transport and travel service company and leading ferry operator, today announces that it is working with Maxymiser, the global leader of conversion rate optimisation solutions, to increase the number of ferry bookings made through its website. Initial results from a mix of multivariate and A/B tests across the booking pages of the Stena Line website have already shown 6 per cent uplift in conversion rates.

Stena Express returns to Fishguard to Rosslare route
The Stena Express Fastcraft has returned to Stena Line’s Fishguard to Rosslare route on its summer schedule and will operate until Sunday September 4.

Stena Line buoyant with new routes clearance
Stena Line has expressed its delight at the announcement that its acquisition of the DFDS routes from Belfast to Liverpool (Birkenhead) and Belfast to Heysham has been fully approved by the Competition Commission.

Stena Line first in world with onboard wind power
As part of Stena Line’s environmental efforts, a world first project is now getting underway.As the first passenger ferry in the world, the Stena Jutlandica, Gothenburg-Fredrikshaven, is being equipped with two wind turbines at the prow,which will contribute by both supplying energy and reducing fuel consumption.

Stena Line announces measures to deal with ash cloud
Stena Line is preparing to assist travellers in crossing the Irish Sea following the UK Met Office prediction that another ash cloud will reach the UK, with the potential of throwing thousands of peoples travel plans into chaos.

Stena Line goes mobile
Stena Line is one of the first ferry operators to launch a mobile version of its website. The mobile version is being launched across all of Stena Line’s eight markets and is a natural evolution from the increasing use of mobile devices .

The HSS Stena Explorer in summer demand
Stena Line has reintroduced the HSS Stena Explorer to operate on its Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire route, operating between Friday 1 April and Tuesday 13 September to cope with the additional demand over the summer period.
Stena Line predicts 100% increase in Indian tourists to mainland Europe
Stena Line, one of the world’s largest ferry operators, has announced it is predicting a 100 per cent increase in Indian passengers in 2011 on its twice daily ferry service between Harwich and the Hook of Holland.