MS Stena Edda is a passenger and vehicle RoPax ferry operated by Stena Line between Birkenhead and Belfast.
History
The second of the E-Flexer-class ferries, the ship was constructed at the AVIC Weihai Shipyard in China. The ship was floated on 15 April 2019,[1] and delivered to Stena at Weihai on 15 January 2020.[2]
After conducting berthing trials at Belfast Harbour in February 2020,[3] the ship began its maiden commercial voyage on 9 March 2020, completing it the following day.[4][5]
Stena Edda is a replacement for Stena Lagan. Stena Lagan was transferred to operate between Nynäshamn and Ventspils on the Baltic Sea, following a rebuild and renaming as Stena Scandica.[6]
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References
- Stena Line's second E-flexer ship floated out in China Baird Maritime, 17 April 2019, retrieved 27 February 2021^
- Steven Tarbox. Stena Edda Stena Line NIFerrySite, 23 January 2020, retrieved 27 February 2021^
- Highly Anticipated New Stena Line Ferry Arrives in Northern Ireland for Final Trials Ferry Shipping News, retrieved 27 February 2021^
- Stena Edda Enters Service Maritime Logistics Professional, 10 March 2020, retrieved 27 February 2021^
- Gary McDonald. Stena Edda's arrival 'underlines Scandinavians' confidence in Belfast economy' The Irish News, 11 March 2020, retrieved 27 February 2021^
- Stena Line to put Stena Scandica and Stena Baltica ferries on Ventspils-Nynashamn route The Baltic Course, 21 December 2020, retrieved 6 March 2021^