MS Stena Embla is a passenger and vehicle RoPax ferry operated by Stena Line between Birkenhead and Belfast.

Stena Embla seen from her sister ship, Stena Edda, passing on the Irish Sea, 19 July 2024.
History
NameStena Embla
OperatorStena Line
RouteBirkenheadBelfast
BuilderChina Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) Co. Ltd.
Laid down18 April 2019
Completed18 November 2020
Acquired1 December 2020
In service14 January 2021
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeE-Flexer-class ferry
Tonnage41,671 GT
Length215.30 m (706 ft 4 in)
Beam28 m (91 ft 10 in)
Decks10
Deck clearance6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) per deck
Ramps2
Speed22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Capacity
  • 1,000 passengers
  • 175 cars
  • 165 freight trailers
  • up to 120 freight accompanied pieces
Crew55-65 (dependant on demand)

History

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The third of the E-Flexer-class ferries, the ship was constructed at the AVIC Weihai Shipyard in China and floated on 15 November 2019.[1] The ship competed its sea trials in the Yellow Sea before the end of October 2020,[2] and was delivered to Stena at Weihai on 1 December 2020.[3][4]

The ship began its maiden commercial voyage from Rosslare to Cherbourg on 14 January 2021,[5][6] and was transferred to the Birkenhead to Belfast route by 26 January 2021.[7]

Stena Embla is a replacement for Stena Mersey. Stena Mersey was transferred to operate between Nynäshamn and Ventspils on the Baltic Sea, following a rebuild and renaming as Stena Baltica.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Tarbox, Steven (3 December 2020). "Stena Embla - Stena Line". NIFerrySite. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Stena Line's newest E-Flexer ferry completes sea trials". Baird Maritime. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  3. ^ "We welcome Stena Embla to our fleet". Stena Line. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Stena Line takes delivery of 215-metre ferry". Baird Maritime. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  5. ^ Tarbox, Steven (15 January 2021). "Stena Embla makes maiden voyage from Rosslare ahead of Belfast return". NIFerrySite. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Stena Line's newest and larger ship, the Stena Embla debuts on Rosslare-Cherbourg Route". Fleet Transport. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Stena Line's Stena Embla ferry is back on the Belfast route". Cruisemapper. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Stena Line to put Stena Scandica and Stena Baltica ferries on Ventspils-Nynashamn route". The Baltic Course. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
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