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P&O Irish Sea Fate rebranded as P&O Ferries Founded 1998 Defunct 2010 Headquarters Dover, England Area served Irish Sea Services Passenger transportation
Freight transportationParent P&O Website www.poirishsea.com P&O Irish Sea was the trading name of P&O Ferries in the Irish Sea from 1998 - 2010. It has now merged back to being P&O Ferries.
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History
P&O Irish Sea was formed in 1998, following the merger of the Cairnryan-based service of P&O European Ferries (Felixstowe) Ltd and Pandoro (who operated routes between England, Scotland and France to Ireland).[1] The following year (1999), the new P&O Irish Sea announced its intentions to purchase a purpose-built Ro-Pax (roll-on, roll-off, vehicle/passenger) vessel from Mitsubishi of Japan for the Liverpool to Dublin route. This would see the transfer of the European Leader to the Fleetwood route.
In 2004, P&O closed its Fleetwood – Larne services with the sale of all interests. In addition to the service rights, European Leader, European Pioneer and European Seafarer were sold to the Swedish Stena Line group. At the same time, P&O announced the closure of the Mostyn – Dublin service due to low passenger numbers. This led to the sale of European Ambassador and European Envoy for further service in Europe.[citation needed]
In 2010, P&O Irish Sea was merged back to being its parent company again.
Routes
Registered in Dover, P&O Irish Sea operates routes in the Irish Sea:
- Cairnryan - Larne - conventional ferries (all year round with fast craft service from Spring to Autumn)
- Troon - Larne - fast craft service (Spring to Autumn)
- Liverpool - Dublin - conventional ferries (all year round)
P&O also operate a number of routes across the English Channel and North Sea under the name P&O Ferries.
Former routes
- Fleetwood - Larne (1973 - 2004, route and ships sold to Stena Line.)
- Mostyn - Dublin (2001 - 2004)
- Liverpool - Belfast (1971 - 1981)
- Ardrossan - Larne (service moved to Troon in 2001)
- Rosslare - Cherbourg (1993 - 2005, taken over by Celtic Link Ferries)
Fleet
Current ships
Name Built Entered service Tonnage Passengers Registered Notes European Causeway 2000 2000 20,646 410 Nassau
European Endeavour 2000 2007 22,152 300 Nassau
European Highlander 2002 2002 20,464 410 Nassau
Norbank 1993 2002 17,654 114 Rotterdam
Norbay 1994 2002 17,464 114 Hamilton
Norcape 1979 2010 14,087 12 Nassau
Express 1998 2005 5,902 900 Nassau
Chartered from Buquebus Former ships
- HSC Jetliner (1996 - 2000) - Now with Sri Lankan Navy
- HSC Superstar Express (2000 - 2004) - Now with Balearia in Spain
- MS European Leader - ex Buffalo (1974 - 2004) - Now with Stena Line
- MS European Seafarer - ex Puma (1980 - 2004) - Now with Stena Line
- MS European Pioneer - ex Bison (1974 - 2004) - Now with Stena Line
- MS European Navigator - ex Leopard, Viking Trader - Now sailing in the Red Sea
- MS European Pathfinder - ex Panther, European Clearway - Now with BSL
- MS European Envoy - ex Ibex (1996 - 2004) - Now operating on charter to DFDS Tor Line
- MS Celtic Star (1999-2003, 2008-2010)
- MS European Ambassador (2000 - 2004) - Now with Stena Line
- MS Pride of Ailsa - ex Pride of Sandwich, Free Enterprise VI - Sunk in the Suez Canal
- MS Pride of Rathlin - ex Pride of Walmer, Free Enterprise VII - Now operating in Singapore
- RR Triumph (2006-2007) - Now with Seatruck Ferries
- MS Equine (2007-2008) - Now with RMR Shipping
- MV European Mariner (1993 - 2011) - Sold for scrap and replaced by MV Norcape.
- MV Norman Trader (2011) - Used on Liverpool-Dublin as refit cover.
See also
References
- ^ "History 1". http://www.poirishsea.com/information/history.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
External links
- P&O Irish Sea Corporate Site
- 'The Pride of Aisla and the Pride of Rathlin' - Scaled models built for Motis Ireland Ltd.
- Larne Ferry Web - for news & history of ferry services to Larne
Current Ferry Operators of Scotland
International Domestic Argyll & Bute Ferries · Argyll Ferries · Caledonian MacBrayne · Northlink Ferries · Orkney Ferries · Pentland Ferries · SIC Ferries · Western Ferries
See Also: Transport Scotland Ferries of the Irish Sea Current ships Celtic Link FerriesFastnet LineIrish FerriesP&O Irish SeaFerry Ports Dublin Port · Dún Laoghaire Harbour · Port of Belfast · Port of Cork · Rosslare Europort · Port of HolyheadPeninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O) Parent Company Current Divisions P&O Ferries • P&O Ferrymasters • P&O Maritime Services
Former divisions Bovis Homes Group • Pandoro Ltd • P&O Bank • P&O Containers Ltd • P&O Cruises • P&O Cruises Australia • P&O Estates • P&O European Ferries • P&O Irish Sea • P&O Nedlloyd • P&O North Sea • P&O Ports Ltd • P&O Portsmouth • P&O Princess Cruises • P&O Scottish Ferries • P&O Stena Line
Acquired By P&O British-India Steam Navigation Company • European Ferries Group Ltd • New Zealand Shipping Company • Orient Steam Navigation Company • Overseas Containers Ltd
Ships of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O) Current fleet English Channel Irish Sea European Causeway • European Highlander 2 • European Mariner • Categories:
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- Ferry companies of Scotland
- Ferry companies of England
- Ferry companies of Northern Ireland
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