Stena Line acquire new routes

Ferry company Stena Line is set to acquire two new routes across the Irish Sea.

The Scandinavian company has signed a "memorandum of understanding" with P&O to take over the Dublin-Liverpool and Larne-Fleetwood routes.

The agreement also includes five vessels.

Stena Line currently has four routes on the Irish Sea - Rosslare-Fishguard, Dublin-Holyhead, Dun Laoghaire-Holyhead and Belfast-Stranraer.