Advertisement

GALLERY: The Irish Sea ferry scene

Image Source: ShipSpotting. 

The busy Irish Sea ferry scene was captured by David Fairclough during August and September. A variety of freight and passenger vessels cross the Sea, from Heysham, Liverpool and Birkenhead, heading to Dublin, Belfast and Warrenpoint.

 

The 2007-built Seatruck Panorama (14,759gt, ex-Clipper Panorama) leaving Dublin. Owned by Seatruck Ferries, she is one of four P Series ro-ro freight ferries built in Spain and was taken on a time charter by Stena Line to operate services from Belfast to Birkenhead and Heysham from September.

 

The newest ferry on the Irish Sea, Stena Edda, preparing to berth in Birkenhead in August. She has 3,100 lane metres of freight and can take 120 passenger cars in their own dedicated garage on deck 7. She is the first of two brand-new ferries that were built by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) for the Belfast to Liverpool (Birkenhead) route operated by Stena.

 

The 15,586gt Misida at the Mersey Bar outbound to Ireland. She was on charter to P&O on the Liverpool to Dublin route until late October 2020. Owned by Godby shipping, she was built in Germany in 2007 and has been operated by a number of companies, including DFDS, Transfennica and Finnlines.

 

While covering the drydocking of Stena Scotia, the 24,206gta Stena Nordica (ex-European Ambassador) carried traffic from Belfast to Birkenhead, as she is too long to use Heysham. The vessel is seen heading up Belfast Lough in August.

 

P&O Ferries’ 1993-built ferry Norbank (17,464gt) heading to Dublin, passing Crosby at the entrance to the Mersey. Some of her crew tested positive for Covid-19, resulting in her withdrawal from service in August.

 

The 2001-built Stena Superfast VII operates to Belfast, but during the summer the Belfast Superfast ships were operating amended schedules due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

Ships Montly - January 2024

WinGD X-EL wins first hybrid integration project for wind-assisted vessels

Swiss marine power company WinGD is to integrate hybrid power and energy systems on four 113,600dwt wind-assisted tankers under construction for Union Maritime Limited...
Advertisement

Related articles

WinGD X-EL wins first hybrid integration project for wind-assisted vessels

Swiss marine power company WinGD is to integrate hybrid power and energy systems on four 113,600dwt wind-assisted tankers...

Ships Monthly May 2025 issue out now

The May 2025 issue of Ships Monthly is out now, and is packed with all the usual news...

CLdN announces multi-million-pound investment in Killingholme terminal

CLdN has announced a substantial investment plan for its terminal at Killingholme on the River Humber. This ambitious...

Approval in principle for retrofitted methanol dual fuel Kamsarmax bulk carrier

ClassNK has granted an Approval in Principle (AiP)1 for the design concept of a retrofitted Kamsarmax bulk carrier,...