STENA LINE’S fast ferry summer service from Holyhead on Anglesey to Dun Laoghaire in Ireland is being dropped as “unsustainable”. The company said it was consolidating its Dublin-Anglesey services.
The Dun Laoghaire service was successful for several years following its introduction, carrying more than 1.7 million passengers a year during its peak in 1998.
‘After the withdrawal of ‘duty free’ shopping, passenger and cars volumes declined dramatically and by 2014, fewer than 200,000 ferry passengers travelled through Dun Laoghaire harbour,’ the company said. ‘This represented a decline of over 90% in volume, making the route unsustainable.’
Stena Line’s route manager for Irish Sea South, Ian Davies, said: ‘Dublin continues to grow in importance, not only as the core freight port for Ireland but also as the key tourism gateway into Ireland.’
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