Stena Line
Type	Private
Founded	1962
Headquarters	Göteborg, Sweden
Key people	Gunnar Blomdahl (MD & COO)
Industry	Transport
Products	Ferries, port services, passenger transportation, freight transportation, holidays, business travel
Revenue	9,5 billion SEK (2006)
Employees	5,700 (2006)
Website	www.stenaline.com/

Stena Line is one of the world's largest ferry operators, with ferry services serving Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Great Britain, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands and Poland. The term privately held company refers to ownership of a business company in two different ways first referring to ownership by non-governmental organizations and second Gothenburg ( Swedish:) /jœte'bɔrj/ is a city, a municipality, and an urban area on the west-coast of Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another In Marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a Market that might satisfy a want or need In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages See also Merchant ship A ferry is a form of transport usually a Boat or Ship, used to carry (or ferry) passengers and "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Stena Line is a major unit of Stena AB, itself a part of the Stena Sphere, a grouping of Stena AB, Stena Metall AB and Stena Sessan AB. The Stena sphere is a conglomerate with three parent companies Stena Metall AB Stena Sessan AB and Stena AB and is based in Gothenburg in Sweden. Stena Line also owns the Swedish vessels of the otherwise German and Danish-owned Scandlines. Scandlines is a major German - Danish Ferry operator It consists of a parent company Scandlines AG, and under this parent

History

Stena Scandinavica in Kiel harbour. For the city in the United States, see Kiel Wisconsin. For the name see Kiel (name.

Stena Line was founded in, and is still operated from, Gothenburg, Sweden by Sten A. Gothenburg ( Swedish:) /jœte'bɔrj/ is a city, a municipality, and an urban area on the west-coast of Sweden. Olsson when he acquired Skagenlinjen between Gothenburg, Sweden and Fredrikshavn, Denmark in 1962. Gothenburg ( Swedish:) /jœte'bɔrj/ is a city, a municipality, and an urban area on the west-coast of Sweden. Frederikshavn (originally named Fladstrand) is a Danish town in Frederikshavn municipality, Region Nordjylland on the northeast coast of Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

In 1972, Stena Line was one of the very first ferry operators in Europe to introduce a computer based reservation system for the travel business area. In 1978, the freight business area also started operating a computer based reservation system.

The first freight-only route started between Gothenburg in Sweden and Kiel in Germany. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. For the city in the United States, see Kiel Wisconsin. For the name see Kiel (name. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The ship was the MS Stena Transporter.

During the 80s, Stena acquired three other ferry companies. In 1981, Sessan Line, Stena's biggest competitor on Sweden—Denmark routes, was acquired and incorporated into Stena Line. ^[1] This included Sessan's two large newbuilds, MS Kronprinsessan Victoria and MS Prinsessan Birgitta, which became the largest ships operated by Stena by that date. Concept and construction The ship known today as MS Normandy was originally ordered from Götaverken in the late 1970s by Sessan Linjen, Sweden In 1983, Stena acquired Varberg-Grenå Linjen, and two years later also the right to that company's former name, Lion Ferry. Lion Ferry continued as a separate marketing company until 1997, when it was incorporated into Stena Line. ^[2] In 1989, Stena acquired yet another ferry company, SMZ (which at the time traded under the name Crown Line). SMZ's Hoek van Holland—Harwich route then became a part of Stena Line. The Hook of Holland ( Dutch: Hoek van Holland - literally "Corner of Holland" also known in English as the Hook, is a town in Harwich International Port is a North Sea Seaport in Essex, England. ^[3]

Stena Line doubled in size in 1990 with the acquisition of Sealink British Ferries from Sea Containers Ltd. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) SEAlink is a file transfer protocol that is backward compatible with XMODEM but features a Sliding window system for improved throughput Sea Containers Ltd is a Bermuda -registered company which operates two main business areas transport and container leasing This first became Sealink Stena Line, then Stena Sealink Line and finally Stena Line (UK), which now operates all of Stena's ferry services between Great Britain and Ireland. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world

In 1996, Stena Line introduced its 20,000 tonne HSS (High-speed Sea Service) vessels, which operated from Belfast-Stranraer, Holyhead-Dún Laoghaire and Hoek van Holland-Harwich. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The High-speed Sea Service, or Stena HSS is the name commonly given to type of High-speed craft developed and operated by the Stena Shipping Line Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. Stranraer ( Gaelic: An t-Sròn Reamhar, ən̴̪ t̪ɾɔːn ɾãũ Holyhead ( IPA /ˈhɒlihɛd/ Welsh: Caergybi, "the fort of Saint Cybi " is the largest town in the county of Dún Laoghaire (in Irish d̪ˠuːn̪ˠ ˈɫeːrʲə sometimes spelled Dún Laoire; Anglicised as Dunleary, dʌn ˈlɪəri is a suburban The Hook of Holland ( Dutch: Hoek van Holland - literally "Corner of Holland" also known in English as the Hook, is a town in Harwich International Port is a North Sea Seaport in Essex, England. In addition to the three 1500-passenger HSS vessels, Stena Line ordered two smaller 900-passengers HSS vessels to operate on the Gothenburg—Frederikshavn route. Gothenburg ( Swedish:) /jœte'bɔrj/ is a city, a municipality, and an urban area on the west-coast of Sweden. Frederikshavn (originally named Fladstrand) is a Danish town in Frederikshavn municipality, Region Nordjylland on the northeast coast of Due to the bankruptcy of the shipyard, only the first of these vessels was ever completed.

In 1998, Stena's operations from Dover and Newhaven were merged with P&O European Ferries to form P&O Stena Line, 40% of which was owned by Stena and 60% by P&O. P&O Ferries (formerly P&O European Ferries) is a constituent company of DP World (which took over its parent company the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation P&O Stena Line was formed in 1998 after the merger of P&O European Ferries (Dover Ltd and the Dover and Newhaven operations of Stena Line. In 2002, P&O acquired all of Stena's shares in the company, thus becoming the sole owner of P&O Stena Line, which soon changed its name to P&O Ferries.

In 2000, Stena Line purchased yet another Scandinavian ferry operator, Scandlines AB. Scandlines is a major German - Danish Ferry operator It consists of a parent company Scandlines AG, and under this parent

In November 2006, Stena ordered a pair of "super ferries" with a gross tonnage (GT) of 62,000 tons from Aker Yards Germany for delivery in 2010, with an option for two more ships of the same design. Gross tonnage (often abbreviated as GT, GT or gt) is a unitless index related to a ship's overall internal volume Units of mass There are three similar units of Mass called the ton: Long ton (simply ton in countries such as the United Aker Yards ( is a Norway -based international Shipbuilding company with 18 Shipyards in Norway, Finland, Germany, Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. ^[4] The new ferries will be amongst the largest in the world,^[5] and will be placed on Stena's North Sea route from Hoek van Holland to Harwich or Baltic Sea route from Gdynia to Karlskrona. The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf. The Hook of Holland ( Dutch: Hoek van Holland - literally "Corner of Holland" also known in English as the Hook, is a town in Harwich International Port is a North Sea Seaport in Essex, England. The Baltic Sea is a Brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N Latitude and from 20°E to 26°E Longitude. Gdynia (Gdingen (until 1939 Gotenhafen (1939-1945 Gdiniô is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important Seaport Karlskrona is a city in the province of Blekinge in south-eastern Sweden. ^[6] Building of these ships starts in April 2008.

The company also moved its Belfast Terminal from Albert Quay to the new VT4 during May 2008. This has reduced the length of the crossing to Stranraer by 10 minutes. Stranraer ( Gaelic: An t-Sròn Reamhar, ən̴̪ t̪ɾɔːn ɾãũ

Routes and ships

Routes of Stena Line and Scandlines in northern Europe.

Routes of Stena Line in western Europe.

See also the routes and ships of Scandlines

United Kingdom Domestic

• Stranraer—Belfast: Stena Voyager, Stena Caledonia
• Fleetwood—Larne: Stena Leader, Stena Seafarer, Stena Pioneer

Great Britain—Ireland

• Fishguard—Rosslare: Stena Europe, Stena Lynx III (Express)
• Holyhead—Dún Laoghaire: Stena Explorer
• Holyhead—Dublin Port: Stena Adventurer, Stena Seatrader

Netherlands—Great Britain

• Hoek van Holland—Harwich: Stena Britannica, Stena Hollandica
• Hoek van Holland—Killingholme: Stena Trader, Stena Traveller
• Rotterdam—Harwich: Stena Partner, Stena Transfer, Stena Transporter

Sweden—Denmark

• Göteborg—Fredrikshavn: Stena Jutlandica, Stena Danica, Stena Carisma, Stena Scanrail
• Varberg—Grenaa: Stena Nautica

Sweden—Germany

• Göteborg—Kiel: Stena Germanica, Stena Scandinavica
• Göteborg—Travemünde: Stena Carrier, Stena Freighter

Norway—Denmark

• Oslo - Fredrikshavn: Stena Saga

Sweden—Poland

• Karlskrona—Gdynia: Stena Baltica, Stena Nordica, Finnarrow

Former Ships

Further information: Stena Line's ship history

References

External links

• Stena Line - Corporate site
• Stena Line Reservations - UK online ticket reservations and home pages
• Stena Line Reservations - Swedish online ticket reservations and home pages