The ferry operator will run sailings to the port each week as well as increasing Dublin connections.

People seem very surprised to discover that the ferry crossing from Liverpool to Belfast takes eight hours. Not a single person nods sagely when I tell them – it is all raised eyebrows, sharp intakes of breath and expressions I can only describe as aghast.

In southwest Scotland a group led by ferry firms that link Northern Ireland has said that any new road bypass on the A75 "must be a dual carriageway" in both directions.

Ferries between Scotland and Northern Ireland have been cancelled as Storm Amy approaches. Parts of Dumfries and Galloway could be hit by gusts of winds as strong as 70mph on Friday and Saturday. As a result, both Stena Line and P&O Ferries have taken the ...

At the end of the second quarter, April - June 2010, leading ferry operator Stena Line has reported year-on-year increases of up to 14.5 per cent in the numbers of cars and passengers transported on its routes from Great Britain to Holland and Northern ...

Storm Bram is bringing heavy rain and strong winds to large parts of the UK and Ireland, leaving thousands without power Dozens of flights to and from Belfast and Dublin have been cancelled, while adverse weather is causing short-notice disruptions on several ferry services Amber warnings for wind begin in north-west Scotland and parts of Northern Ireland later - these are the ones currently in force Rail services are disrupted in parts of Wales and south-west England,

Storm Bram will smash Britain with another 24 hours of torrential downpours amid warnings for ‘imminent’ dangerous flooding. A raft of alerts for torrential rain and 90mph gales is in force through the next 24 hours including an amber wind warning for Scotland.