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| October
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| Dublin |
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Dublin is the main ferry port
in Ireland. It is served by five operators with over 10
vessels. This article provides an introduction to the port and
its ferries.
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| Battle of the giants |
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| Two conventional
passenger ferries serve Dublin from the UK. Above left: the
impressive Ulysses from Irish Ferries arrives from Holyhead.
Above right: Stena's response to Irish Ferries is this new bruiser,
Stena Adventurer, seen inbound also from Holyhead. |
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Fast
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| As elsewhere,
there has been a rise in fast ferries calling in or around
Dublin. Above left: Hoverspeed's Superseacat II
leaves Dublin for Liverpool. Above right: Jonathan
Swift from Irish Ferries arrives en route from Holyhead. Above:
Stena operate an HSS from Dun Laoghaire to Holyhead. Their Stena
Explorer is seen at the Irish port with mountains of Wicklow in the
background. |
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| Freight |
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| Dublin is
served by four different freight routes operated by two
companies. Above top: Norbank from P&O
arrives at Dublin from Liverpool. Above middle: The
funnelly-challenged Saga
Moon from Norse Merchant Ferries arrives from Heysham. Above
lower: Lindarosa from Norse Merchant Ferries arrives from
Birkenhead. Main: P&O's European Ambassador
at berth before leaving for Mostyn. |
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| All photos taken in August
2003. Click to enlarge. |
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