Stena Line's new route!

A New Route for Stena Line

Stena Line is currently putting the finishing touches to its new state-of-the-art port and terminal facility at Cairnryan on Loch Ryan which is scheduled to open in November following years of planning and investment.

The new port heralds the launch of a new route for Stena Line which will also accommodate two new ships for its Scotland to Northern Ireland service as part of a £200m investment programme.

For the best part of the last two years, Stena Line has been working on developing the 25 acre site seven miles north of its current port location in Stranraer, constructing a purpose-built port and terminal facility, with the ferry company relocating to Cairnryan and establishing a brand new route between Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The investment also includes the addition of two new identical `sister' ships, Superfast VII and Superfast VIII ferries, the biggest ships ever to operate on the route, which will cater for both freight and passenger traffic. The new port will complement the modern facilities already in place at Stena Line's Belfast terminal and with a shorter crossing time will help further strengthen the transport links to and from Scotland and the island of Ireland for freight customers.