Stena Line

Peel Ports to invest over US$13 million in Heysham Port

Peel Ports Group has decided to invest GB£10 million (US$13.4 million) in Heysham Port to increase capacity and efficiencies at the site, which is an important trade link between the UK mainland, the Island of Ireland and the Isle of Man.

Peel Ports will make the substantial investment to future-proof operations and resilience, as well as support customers in increasing volumes they can pass through the port.

The project will include the port’s trailer park being reconfigured, as well as a new...

https://container-news.com/peel-ports-to-invest-over-us13-million-in-heysham-port/

Stena Line unveils Stena Futuro concept vessel

Stena Line has developed a new concept vessel, the Stena Futuro, a 240-meter long RO/RO intended for the transportation of semi-trailers and cars.

Stena Line says that, through optimal design and new technology, the new concept vessel can reduce energy usage by 20% or more.

One of Stena Line’s central goals is to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% by 2030. The company’s path to this goal involves a range of activities across many areas, not least the decarbonization of the vessel fleet. This is being...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/stena-line-unveils-stena-futuro-concept-vessel/

Stena Line to add Norsepower rotor sails to new NewMax duo

Making a pair of green newbuilds even greener, Sweden’s Stena Line is to add Norsepower rotor sails to the two methanol-hybrid NewMax RO/ROs it is building for its Belfast-Heysham Irish Sea freight route (see earlier story).

Stena to deploy NewMax methanol-hybrid duo on Irish Sea route

Adding 80% capacity on the route in response to increasing customer demand, each of the two new 147-meter vessels has been designed to maximize freight volumes and will provide 2,800 lane meters of capacity. They...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/stena-line-to-add-norsepower-rotor-sails-to-new-newmax-duo/

Stena Line Announces Strategic Restructuring to Secure Future Amidst Economic Pressures

Stena Line has announced the launch of a strategic programme aimed at future-proofing the company and enabling essential investments. This move comes in response to the significant economic pressures impacting the industry, including high inflation and rising costs linked to the European Emission...

https://ferryshippingnews.com/stena-line-announces-strategic-restructuring-to-secure-future-amidst-economic-pressures/

Irish Sea green corridor initiative gets funding boost

A green corridor initiative, aiming to establish a zero-emission Irish Sea shipping route between Holyhead, Wales, and Dublin, Ireland, has moved one step closer, getting a £122,303 (about $159,000) funding boost from the U.K.’s International Green Corridor Fund.

According to Innovate U.K., the “Greening the Irish Sea – The Central Corridor” project will be using the funding to validate and test methanol against other fuel alternatives, while also exploring methanol bunkering and production at...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/environment/irish-sea-green-corridor-initiative-gets-funding-boost/

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