Stena Line commenced its new Liverpool (Birkenhead)-Dublin freight service on 15 February, with the first sailing departing Dublin Port’s Terminal 5 at 06:30. The new route is expected to further boost the company’s freight volumes following a record year on its Irish Sea services in 2023. The service will operate daily from Dublin in the morning, making the evening return from the 12 Quays terminal in Birkenhead.
The service will be Stena Line’s seventh route in the Irish Sea region, complementing its Belfast-Cairnryan, Belfast-Heysham, Belfast-Liverpool, Dublin-Holyhead, Rosslare-Fishguard and Rosslare-Cherbourg services.
With Stena Horizon operating temporarily on the route, the company is assessing ship deployment options for a permanent freight-only vessel. Stena see the new freight route between Liverpool and Dublin as a key service across the Irish Sea, and now run two services from both Dublin Port and 12 Quays in Birkenhead, expanding operational hubs in both ports.