Traffic starts on Stena’s new ferry service in Asia

Today (((((on 19 March, Stena International Freight starts the operation of its new ferry service between South Korean Sokcho and the Russian ports in Zarubino and Vladivostok. The new service will initially be operated by one ship, New Blue Ocean, which has been liveried in Stena colours.

Nilsson, CEO of Stena International Freight, said: “It is exciting to see the new service on the new route starting. It’s a new market for us but one in which we have a great deal of confidence.”

The roll on/roll off passenger (RoPax) ship New Blue Ocean offers 1,400 lane meters of trucks and containers. The business is based on a combination of freight and passengers traffic and the ship has a capacity for 750 passengers.

The business operates under the name Stena Line Daea which is 90 per cent owned by Stena and 10 per cent owned by Daea. Approximately 30 people will be employed in the business, which will be based in Sokcho and Seoul in South Korea.

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