Rosslare, Ireland: Stena Line will add an additional freight-only vessel to its Rosslare to Cherbourg route from 4 January.
The Stena Foreteller will join the Stena Horizon which already operates on the route, doubling the freight capacity as well as the frequency of direct sailings between Ireland and the Continent.
The Rosslare to Cherbourg service is an increasingly important freight link between Ireland and the Continent. Stena Foreteller will provide an additional 3 000 lane metres of freight capacity per trip and can take accompanied and unaccompanied traffic with onboard facilities for up to 12 freight drivers.
Niclas Mårtensson, chief executive, Stena Line said: “We have been listening carefully to feedback from our customers and it has become clear that there is demand for increased frequency on the Rosslare-Cherbourg service, the shortest direct crossing between Ireland and France.”
“On the Irish Sea, we are very well positioned to cover the requirements of the freight and logistics sector with a choice of six routes serving Britain and Europe via landbridge or our direct crossings to France.”
“Now with 12 weekly crossings connecting Rosslare and Cherbourg and up to 240 sailings per week throughout the Irish Sea region, we offer transport organisations and their customers the flexibility, availability and reliability required to get their goods to market in the most convenient way.”
Glenn Carr, general manager, Rosslare Europort welcomed Stena’s decision. “Rosslare Europort is now firmly Ireland’s Gateway to Europe and a central strategic link connecting the country and the European continent.”
