Following a five-day journey from Greece the newest and fastest Ro-Ro (roll-on roll-off) passenger ship, Blue Star 1 arrived at Rosslare harbour this morning around 9am and travelled to Pembroke Dock port this afternoon. This ship will be taking over from the Isle of Inishmore on the Rosslare-Pembroke route, while the Isle of Inishmore will then be taking on a new role as the ferry for the Dover-to-Calais route. The Blue Star 1 and the Isle of Inishmore carrying capacities are both more than 29,000 gross tonnage, according to the marine traffic website. Andrew Sheen, Irish Ferries, managing director spoke about the lighter vessel of the two, Blue Star 1, which is also the fleet s youngest ship at 21 years: This ship will be the fastest RoRo Passenger ship operating between Britain and Ireland and this will help ensure schedule integrity. The introduction of this ship underlines our commitment to the Rosslare-to-Pembroke route, the primary shipping corridor between Irela
Irish Ferries announce fastest Britain-Ireland RoRo passenger ship and Dover-Calais sailings
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Irish Ferries has officially announced that the Blue Star 1 will serve its Rosslare to Pembroke route, becoming the fastest Britain-Ireland RoRo passenger ship in the process. The company has also announced a Dover-Calais service.
As we revealed earlier this week, the Blue Star 1 was seen being painted with an Irish Ferries livery at the Greek port of Piraeus.
It had been rumoured that the vessel would operate between Dublin and Cherbourg. However, the Blue Star 1 will instead be used on the Rosslare to Pembroke route. Thanks to the ferry’s top-speed of 28 knots, it will be the fastest Britain-Ireland RoRo passenger ship once it starts operating later in the spring.