Jehan Ashmore

Ferry & Car Ferry News The ferry industry on the Irish Sea, is just like any other sector of the shipping industry, in that it is made up of a myriad of ship operators, owners, managers, charterers all contributing to providing a network of routes carried out by a variety of ships designed for different albeit similar purposes. All this ferry activity involves conventional ferry tonnage, 'ro-pax', where the vessel's primary design is to carry more freight capacity rather than passengers.

Short sea freight operator CLdN has announced that all conditions have been fulfilled to proceed with the acquisition of Samskip’s quay-to-quay and door-to-door freight business between mainland Europe and the UK & Ireland. The Samskip services, as Afloat previously reported, will become part of the CLdN network as of 29th June.

Operator Stena Line wants to demolish Holyhead’s unused former ferry berth and terminal at the North Wales port. The single berth is located in the inner harbour and had previously been part of Irish Sea routes from the Anglesey port, serving the company and its predecessors, linking Dun Laoghaire Harbour. In addition, this terminal served the rival firm B&I Line, which was acquired by Irish Ferries, connecting Dublin Port, where Stena Line began initially with freight, in 1995.