Stena Line strengthens resilience across the Irish Sea

Temporary capacity agreement on Holyhead and Rosslare routes.

Stena Line has entered into a temporary agreement to share freight and passenger space on the Irish Sea. A strategic collaboration with Irish Ferries will enable essential dry-docking of vessels whilst ensuring service continuity, quality and reliability.

This temporary agreement will take effect from 20 November until 04 December 2025. During this time Stena Line will operate the service from Dublin to Holyhead with capacity allocated for Irish Ferries customers. Simultaneously Irish Ferries will offer space on the Rosslare – Pembroke route for Stena Line passengers and freight customers.

Stena Line customers will travel on the Pembroke – Rosslare route and Stena Line personnel will be on hand at Pembroke Port to assist customers. This temporary change also allows Stena Line to undertake planned maintenance at Fishguard Port, reinforcing the company’s long-term commitment to and investment in, service quality and operational resilience.

Johan Edelman, Trade Director for Irish Sea South at Stena Line, said: “We’re delighted to announce this temporary operational model that safeguards continuity of service for our freight and travel customers during essential maintenance and upgrades to our vessels. This collaboration strengthens the resilience of our operations across the Irish Sea and ensures we maintain service reliability.”

“Our customer’s needs are always first and foremost in our minds; therefore, we are delighted that the development of this model has been possible.”

Stena Line will be informing customers of any changes to travel and bookings can be made directly on the Stena Line website.