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Cairnryan Ferry Port revamp go-ahead due 'within a week'
Date: 26 March 2007 Source: The Scotsman

A £40 million redevelopment of one of Scotland's busiest ferry terminals will be approved by ministers within days, one of its operators claimed yesterday.

Stena Explorer returns on the Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire route
Date: 23 March 2007 Source: Clickpress

The HSS Stena Explorer fast ferry service made a welcome return on the Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire route on Saturday 24 February. Following a refit at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast the craft has returned having received a €1.75 million (£1.17 million) refurbishment including a new seating area at the rear of the craft.

New Belfast Ferry terminal to cut sailing times
Date: 21 March 2007 Source: Belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Work has begun on a new £35m Stena fast ferry terminal at the Port of Belfast and the facility is due to open for the summer 2008 season.

AT Ferries unlikely to resume Bilbao-Portsmouth service
Date: 20 March 2007 Source: Lloyds List

It has not been the best start to a new year for Portsmouth. The UK’s second busiest ferry port has suffered a major delay in the start-up of a new freight service to Cherbourg, France by Irish operator Celtic Link Ferries and a decision by Spanish operator Acciona Trasmediterranea (AT Ferries) not to resume its Bilbao service at the end of April.

Transmanche Ferries now bookable online!
Date: 15 March 2007 Source: Directferries.co.uk

Transmanche Ferries can now be booked online with directferries.co.uk.

AT Ferries Portsmouth Bilbao service ends
Date: 08 March 2007 Source: Directferries.co.uk

AT Ferries are no longer running a ferry service from Portsmouth or Bilbao

Memorial for Zeebrugge ferry victims
Date: 06 March 2007 Source: ITV News

A memorial service has been held to mark the 20th anniversary of the Zeebrugge ferry disaster in which 193 people died.

Fast ferry returns after major refit
Date: 01 March 2007 Source: icNorthWales

The HSS Stena Explorer fast ferry service has made a return to the Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire route following a £1.17m refit.

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