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Stena Line

THE STORY BEHIND THE BUILDING OF THE FIRST STENA HSS

In the late autumn of 1989 Dan Sten Olsson, CEO of Stena AB and chairman of the Board of Stena Line, posed the question: "High-speed ferries - could they be of any use to Stena?"

"It was a simple question but very difficult to answer", recalls Stig Bystedt, technical directo of Stena Rederi AB. "When we took stock of the multitude of different ship classes, we soon realised that catamarans were the only viable solution if we were going to get the vessels into service this side of the year 2000".

Read the full story right here

Sealink - Holyhead, the definitive guide

Sealink - Holyhead, the definitive guide to the ships, officers, crews and ports of the "sealink" between Holyhead on Anglesey, Dublin Bay in Ireland and Belfast in Northern Ireland. A website developed by two friends from opposite sides of the world; Justin Merrigan, Tasmania & Tony Jones, North Wales.
Website: Sealink-Holyhead.com

Ferry Times
  • Service resumes 1st April 2012

Ferry Service

For over 150 years a regular ferry service has crossed the Irish Sea between Dún Laoghaire and Holyhead in Wales. Originally the London and North Western Railway constructed packet ships to ply between Holyhead and what was then Kingstown.

View the whole Ferry Service article.

View the Stena Gallery of Ships

Look back at the gallery of Ferries of the Dún Laoghaire Harbour Ferry Service.

A Visual History of Stena Line

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CURRENT HARBOUR WEATHER

  • Date: 2012-02-04
  • Time: 15:30 hrs GMT
  • Tide Height: 1.459 m
  • Swell Height: 0.109 m at 4.0 s
  • Wind Bearing: 232 °
  • Wind Direction: SW
  • Wind Speed: 8.1 kts
  • Beaufort: 3
  • Wind Gust: 18.1 kts
  • Air Temperature: 10.4 °
  • Humidity: 72 %
  • Pressure: 1020 hPa
  • Rainfall: 0.3 mm
  • Sun Hours: 00:00 hrs:mm
  • Solar Radiation: 34 W/m2
  • South West (SW) 232°
STENA LINE - DUN LAOGHAIRE HOLYHEAD ROUTE SUSPENDED
from: 6th Sep 2011 to 1st Apr 2012
published: 12th Jan 2012

Following the HSS "Stena Explorer" 11:50 arrival and 13:15 departure on Tuesday 13 September the service was suspended until 1 April 2012

Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company Masterplan
from: 13th Jun 2011 to 31st Aug 2011
published: 24th Oct 2011

Watch the video

New publication - Holyhead to Ireland
from: 13th Feb 2011 to 30th Nov -0001
published: 25th Mar 2011

In Holyhead to Ireland, the authors aim to place on record the heritage on which today's successful port and trade is built - the era of railway ownership, for it is without doubt that Holyhead and the Stena Line routes to Ireland owe their existence to the railway companies of yesteryear.

Improvements to Dun Laoghaire Town
from: 18th Aug 2010 to 31st Dec 2010
published: 27th Jun 2011

Work is ongoing on civil improvements to paving on Crofton and Marine Roads. Work has also commenced on landscaping the recently covered area of the railway - The Metals - and the second phase of the covering is about to be slabbed

The East Pier Heritage Audio Guide Tour
from: 26th Aug 2010 to 26th Oct 2010
published: 16th Jan 2011

TwinTrackMedia, in conjunction with Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company, launched this 14 stop audio guide on Thursday 26 August 2010

iOpener Audio Guide Tour
from: 1st Sep 2010 to 1st Sep 2010
published: 16th Jan 2011

An 8 stop audio guide tour published bt the Dun Laoghaire rathdown CC is available