Stena in €70m P&O deal

STENA LINE is set to become the biggest player on the Irish Sea, taking over €70m of P&O’s ferry assets on two routes.

Stena is to take over five ferries and their crews, and P&O has also agreed to charter two other ships to Stena P&O, which runs seven routes in the Irish Sea including two to France.

It will continue to operate three vessels on the Larne-Cairnryan route, two ferries on the Larne-Troon service and one ferry on the Rosslare-Cherbourg service.