Double frequency and capacity on our Rosslare – Cherbourg route
We are pleased to inform that we will add an additional freight-only vessel to our Rosslare to Cherbourg route from 4th January 2021. The Stena Foreteller will join the Stena Horizon which already operates on the route, doubling the freight capacity as well as the frequency of sailings between Ireland and the Continent.
The Rosslare to Cherbourg service is an increasingly important freight link between Ireland and the Continent. Stena Foreteller will provide an additional 3 000 lane metres of freight capacity per trip and can accommodate a mix of accompanied and unaccompanied traffic with onboard facilities for up to 12 freight drivers.
We have been listening carefully to feedback from our customers and it has become clear that there is demand for increased frequency on the Rosslare-Cherbourg service, the shortest direct crossing between Ireland and France.
One of our key strengths is our ability to utilise our fleet and be flexible and responsive to market opportunities and changes. On the Irish Sea, we are very well positioned to cover the requirements of the freight and logistics sector with a choice of six routes serving Britain and Europe via landbridge or our direct crossings to France.
With 12 weekly crossings connecting Rosslare and Cherbourg and up to 240 sailings per week throughout the Irish Sea region, we offer our customers the flexibility, availability and reliability required to get their goods to market in the most convenient way.
SPECIFICATIONS: Stena Foreteller
Length: 196m
Breadth: 26.8m
Deadweight: 12, 500 tonnes
Gross Tonnage 24, 688 tonnes
Built: 2001
Freight Capacity: 3 000 lane metres of freight
Freight Drivers: 12 Freight drivers in single berth cabins