Stena Line to Return to Normal Irish Sea Timetable as Holyhead Port Repairs Near Completion

SHIP SHAPE: Stena Line is today (November 18, 2020) celebrating the 25th anniversary of its ferry operations between Dublin Port and Holyhead – a quarter of a century that has seen the ferry company carry in excess of 12 million passengers, almost 3 million cars and 3.5 million freight units on the route. The recently-built Stena Estrid (pictured) is the latest addition to the route and the first of three ‘next generation’ ferries commissioned for the Irish Sea.

Stena Line has welcomed a statement from Holyhead Port that, following the completion of necessary repairs, Terminal 3 (T3) at Holyhead Port is on schedule to be brought back into operation on July 1.

Whilst Stena Line has operated a full sailing schedule since the reopening of Terminal 5 in January of this year, timetable adjustments were necessary whilst T3 remained closed for necessary repairs.  Stena Line anticipates a full return to its normal sailing timetable when T3 reopens on July 1.

Johan Edelman, Stena Line Trade Director (Irish Sea South) said: “We are pleased with the news that Holyhead Port plan to have T3 returned to operation on 1st July.  Whilst the frequency of our ferry services on the Dublin-Holyhead route have not been impacted by the closure of T3, we have had to make some minor adjustments to our sailing timetable.  I would like to take this opportunity to thank our freight and travel customers for their understanding over the last number of months.”

Mr Edelman added: “Our customer service teams are already engaged in the process of advising all of our freight and travel customers about the imminent reopening of T3 and we will be updating our web booking and social media channels with the timetable adjustment which will come into effect from 1st July.”