Stena Line Ferry Freight

Compare our pricing for freight on ferries to Ireland, France, Belguim, Spain, Italy, Holland and Germany. Get the best freight and cargo ferry deals when you book online.

WHO STENA LINE FERRY FREIGHT ARE
Stena Line Freight is the business area within the Stena Line Group responsible for developing, marketing and selling freight services. In 2000 Stena Line Freight shipped 775,507 freight units and employed a workforce of ninety five.

WHAT STENA LINE FERRY FREIGHT DO
Stena Line Freight transport freight units to and from 27 destinations on 19 routes - the largest route network in Europe. Stena Line Freight's fleet is made up of conventional ferries, combined passenger/freight vessels (RoPax), freighters, special rail freight ships and HSS high-speed service catamarans.

WHAT'S NEW!

New Routes
October 2000 saw the launch of a brand new route, Hoek van Holland to Killingholme in the North of England. The new service provides a daily direct route for accompanied and unaccompanied freight traffic (including classified cargo and abnormal loads). The port also welcomes rail freight traffic.
Due to the success of the route, a new weekend service has commenced.

New Ships

• April 2001 saw the arrival of a new vessel on the Holyhead/Dublin route, replacing the Stena Challenger, doubling capacity and reducing the crossing time to just 3 hours.
• July 2001 welcomed the arrival of a new ship on Stena Line Freight's Trelleborg/Travemunde route in the Southern Baltic. The Svealand has now joined the ferry Götaland on Scandlines ABs Trelleborg-Travemünde route. The ferry is a RoPax vessel with a load capacity of 2,300 lane metres and room for up to 300 passengers. The route is primarily for freight transport. Doubling the frequency and raising capacity means a significant improvement for customers.
• Another vessel is also being introduced onto the Karlskrona-Gdynia route. The Stena Traveller will enter service in January 2002 and will increase the route's freight capacity by 1,800 lane metres. The Stena Traveller is a modern RoPax-ferry with over 200 beds, new cabins and room for 250 passengers. In recent years the number of passengers on this route has risen from 180,000 to 270,000, while demand for freight transport has increased by 12-17% per year.

Stena Line Freight Ferries - Operational Policy

Useful definitions in your day-to-day contact with Stena Line Freight

1. Standby Ferry Cargo

• Definition
  Standby cargo is filler traffic, where no guaranteed time of shipment is given to the customer
• Procedure
  Standby cargo can be shipped on all sailings depending on the available capacity. The customer has to advise the reservations office of the expected delivery of standby cargo and report the presence of all standby cargo to the check-in staff in the port.

2. Abnormal loads

• Definition
  Abnormal loads are all vehicles exceeding following dimensions:
  • width: > 2,6 m
    
  • height: > 4,2 m
    
  • low loaders
    
  • length: > 19 m
    
  • weight: > 40 tons ( HSS special treatment)
• or Vehicles that require special handling for loading, including low loaders with low ground clearance and containers.
• Procedure
  The customer must fax the local reservations office to ask for shipment advice at least 24 hours prior to shipment and advice the port impending shipment.

3. General ferry cargo

• Definition
  General cargo is all loose cargo loaded onto a Stena Line vehicle to ship it. This service is not available on all routes.
• Procedure
  The customer should request shipment of general cargo at the reservations office. The Stena port of departure will advise whether the goods are possible to ship.

4. Livestock/Bloodstock

• Definition
  Livestock/bloodstock are all living animals for freight shipment
• Procedure
  The customer must contact the responsible reservations department for details and restrictions that may apply. It is the customers responsibility to ensure any necessary documentation is provided and that the animals are being carried according to local regulatory requirements. Shipments are also subject to suitable weather conditions.

5. No show

• Definition
  Now shows are freight units with a confirmed booking but have not arrived at the port.
• Procedure
  The reservations office monitors no shows and informs the sales staff.

6. Force majeure

• Definition
  Force majeure are service disruptions due to matters beyond our control
• Procedure
  The reservations office or port of departure (outside of normal office hours) ensures that the customers are fully informed and inconvenienced as little as possible.

7. Forward shipping

• Definition
  Any unit shipped on an earlier service to that it is booked on at Stena's convenience.
• Procedure
  Unless notification to the contrary is received from the customer a unit can be forward shipped. Where this may involve increased sea-freight charges, the customer will be contacted to obtain agreement prior to shipment.

8. Wrong shipment

• Definition
  Wrong shipment is when a freight unit is shipped in error, without being manifested.
• Procedure
  In all cases the Stena Line port advices the responsible reservations office in any incidents of this nature. It is the responsibility of the local reservation office to insure that the situation is, or will be rectified as soon as possible. Outside of office hours the port should take appropriate action to rectify the problem and advice the Freight Reservations office at the earliest opportunity

9. Short shipping / Outshipment

• Definition
  A short-shipped/outshipped unit is a unit that is booked and checked in but not shipped. Outside of office hours the port should take appropriate action to rectify the problem and advice the freight reservations office at the earliest opportunity.
• Procedure
  In all cases the port advises the responsible reservations office of any incidents of this nature. It is the responsibility of the local reservation office to insure that the situation is, or will be rectified as soon as possible
  

Stena Line UK Ltd,
Charter House,
Park Street,
Ashford,
Kent TN24 8EX

Cross Channel Freight Ferries to France, Holland, Ireland, Germany, Italy and Spain

Book cheap ferry freight online to France, Ireland, Holland, Spain and Italy. Find your best ferry freight price online

Compare our pricing for freight on ferries to Ireland. Book your cheap ferries to Calais and get the best freight and cargo ferry deals. You will also find your ferries to Holland and Spain

Popular Ferry Destinations

Aberdeen   Belfast    Bergen   Bilbao    Cairnryan   Castlebay   Cherbourg   Cowes    Cuxhaven   Dieppe   Douglas    Esbjerg

Europort   Fleetwood   Frederikshaven   Gernsey   Gills Bay    GillsBay   Guernsey   Haugesund   Heysham   Hook of Holland

Hull   Ijmuiden   IOW    I.O.W.   Jersey   Kapellskar    Kristiansand   Larne   Le Havre   Lerwick   Newhaven   Orkney Isles

Orkney   Pembroke   Plymouth   Poole    Roscoff   Rosslare   Rotterdam   Germany   Duitsland    Santander   Scrabster   Seysdisfjordur

Stavanger   St Malo   Stranraer    Stromness   Torshavn   Torshaven    Troon   Weymouth   Zeebrugge   Scotland   North Sea

Isle of Wight    Isle of White  Isle of  Man   Isles of Man  Newcastle   Torshavn   Seydisfjordur