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Stena Line is to proceed with plans for the £200m relocation of its ferry port from Stranraer to the mouth of Loch Ryan, in order to reduce journey times to Northern Ireland and secure 500 jobs. 15-Feb-2010 Stena Line is to reduce the number of freight vessels sailing between Harwich and Rotterdam from three to two in March, with the loss of about 70 jobs. 21-Jan-2009 Stena Line has submitted plans to Dumfries & Galloway Council for the first phase of the development of a £70m ferry port at Cairnryan, in order to relocate its Irish Sea services from Stranraer. 06-Jan-2009 Stena Line is to cut its fast ferry service between Holyhead and Ireland from two crossings a day to one, with the loss of an unspecified number of the 100 jobs. 27-Oct-2008 Stena Line is linking up with Conygar Investment Company to prepare plans to invest up to £100m in the development of a 150-acre site at Holyhead Harbour, including marina, leisure and retail facilities. 24-Oct-2007 Stena Line has won planning permission to develop a new £40m ferry terminal at Cairnryan in Dumfries & Galloway by the end of 2008, in partnership with P&O Irish Sea. 06-Jun-2007 Stena Line is to open a new £35m fast ferry terminal at the Port of Belfast by summer 2008. 22-Mar-2007 Stena Line is to spend £70m increasing the capacity of two super-ferries on the Harwich to Hook of Holland route. 07-Jul-2006 Stena Line is to cut back its high-speed ferry services between Holyhead and Dun Laoghaire with the loss of 14 jobs. 24-Mar-2006 Stena Line has confirmed plans to relocate its Irish Sea ferry operation from Stranraer to a shared harbour facility with P&O in Cairnryanin in 2007. 11-Nov-2005 Stena Line is to create 60 call centre and IT jobs in Holyhead, but its Ashford office in Kent is expected to close with the loss of up to 170 jobs. 18-Mar-2004 P&O is to sell its routes and vessels at the ports of Liverpool, Fleetwood and Dublin to Stena Line, and its recently-opened terminal at the port of Mostyn will close with the loss of 26 jobs. 28-May-2003 Stena Line is to invest £70m in a ferry crossing between Northern Ireland and Scotland, by building new terminals at Belfast and Cairnryan by mid 2005. 24-Feb-2003 Stena Line has announced plans to introduce a new £60m super ferry on the Holyhead to Dublin route next summer, capable of carrying up to 1,500 passengers. 17-Jul-2002 P&O is to close its North Sea Ferries operation at Felixstowe later this month, and the three vessels will be sold to Stena Line for £12m. 08-Jul-2002 Stena Line has confirmed plans for a £12m investment in a new double decker berth at the Port of Holyhead, with the creation of 56 jobs. 03-Jul-2002 P&O is to pay £150m for Stena Line's 40% share of their cross-Channel ferry joint venture, and will close routes from Dover to Zeebrugge and Felixstowe to Zeebrugge and Rotterdam with the loss of up to 100 shore-based jobs. 24-Apr-2002 Stena Line is planning to build a new £13m terminal at Holyhead, which would double the port's passenger and freight volumes. 04-Feb-2002 Stena Line is to shed 92 jobs on its Belfast to Stranraer route by withdrawing the Stena Galloway ferry, and is conducting a feasibility study into the possible relocation of its Port of Belfast and Stranraer terminals. 21-Nov-2001 Stena Line is to launch a new Ropax freight and passenger ship to replace the Stena Challenger between Holyhead and Ireland next spring, in order to double the capacity and reduce the sailing time. 22-Dec-2000 Stena Line is relocating two conventional ferries away from the port of Belfast and back to their original site in Larne, where 43 jobs will be created. 04-Apr-2000
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