Stena Line has signed a significant deal with Peel Ports Group to operate from Heysham Port for the next 77-years until 2100.
Stena runs a twice daily freight service Belfast-Heysham.
The news comes on the back of Stena Line’s announcement last week of a new freight service between Dublin and Peel Ports’ 12 Quays Terminal in Birkenhead (Liverpool). Earlier this year, Stena Line and Peel Ports signed a similar agreement for the 12 Quays Terminal to operate from the Port until the end of the century.
Two ‘NewMax’ ferries will be built for Belfast-Heysham. They will boost freight capacity by 80%.
Peel Ports, working collaboratively with Stena Line, plans to invest in new terminal management and a ‘smart gate’ automatic check-in system to improve customer experience at the port, and will increase the parking for trailers to accommodate the additional capacity of the new vessels.
Photo: Carl-Johan Hellner Chief Operating Officer Ports Terminals Stena Line and David Huck Chief Operating Officer at Peel Ports Group.
