Swedish port and ferry operator Stena Line has announced it has finalised a deal to purchase an investment site close to its Holyhead Port, in Anglesey, North Wales. The company is buying the 213-acre Eco Parks’ former Anglesey Aluminium site in Holyhead.

Stena Line buys Eco Parks site in Holyhead

From today, Stena Line will launch extra sailings between Northern Ireland and Scotland to ease the crossing difficulties caused by the suspension of P&O Ferries' services.

Extra Northern Ireland-Scotland Stena Line sailings to help retail supply chains

Brexit's effect on trade and transportation to and from Ireland is clearly illustrated via the comparison of the annual results of Ireland's Rosslare port with those of Holyhead in Wales. Rosslare has thriven due to the changes, with freight traffic up by 50% thanks to the creation of 24 direct routes to mainland Europe being created since 2020. At the same time, the port of Holyhead has seen a 30% fall in year-on-year traffic.

Tale of 2 ports; Rosslare freight up 50% as Holyhead is 30% down

Stena Line and Associated British Ports (ABP) have entered into an agreement to jointly develop a new freight terminal at the Port of Immingham in the Humber region. The new terminal is planned to start operation in 2025.

Stena Line buys Eco Parks site in Holyhead

Extra Northern Ireland-Scotland Stena Line sailings to help retail supply chains

Tale of 2 ports; Rosslare freight up 50% as Holyhead is 30% down

New freight terminal to be built at Immingham; Swedish ferry firm to operate it for 50 years

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