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MS Stena Performer
MS ''Stena Performer'' is a ro-ro ferry that entered service with Seatruck Ferries April in 2012. The vessel is currently on charter to Stena Line from Seatruck Ferries. It was previously named ''Seatruck Performance''. History She is one of four ships built by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Germany. The vessel is the third newbuild to be completed. The vessel was launched in January 2012. The vessel was christened by Virginia O'Reilly, the wife of O'Reilly Transport Ltd (Ireland)'s managing director Eugene O'Reilly. The ship was completed and handed over on 16 April 2012. ''Seatruck Performance'' entered service on the Heysham to Dublin route on 23 April 2012. In September 2012 ''Seatruck Performance'' along with sister ship ''Seatruck Precision'' went on charter to Stena Line and was renamed ''Stena Performer''. On Monday 7 September 2015, the vessel will transfer to the Liverpool to Belfast service, in order to increase freight on the popular route. Stena Hibernia (curr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heysham Port
Heysham Port is the port of Heysham, Lancashire, England. It is served by Heysham Port railway station. History In 1891, the Midland Railway gave notice of its intention to develop a harbour at Heysham and appointed consulting engineers James Abernethy and his son to undertake a feasibility study of the project. The plan was for an enclosed dock accessed through a lock, this idea made no further progress. In 1895, a much larger Heysham port plan was put forward by Messrs James Abernethy & Son, in conjunction with the Midland Railway's chief engineer. This formed the basis of the harbour which was built, although there were many changes as work progressed and the full scheme was never completed. In 1896, an enabling Act of Parliament was obtained for the construction of the harbour and the contract for construction was let in July 1897. The project cost about £3 million. The first ship to dock at Heysham was the ''Antrim'', one of the ships that the Midland Railway had ordered f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
