Stena-Foreteller

The shipbuilder and shiprepairer CMI Weihai has completed the first of two conversion projects for Stena RoRo to increase vessel capacity and add shore power systems. The ship left the Weihai New Shipbuilding on June 5, 2025. The upgrading project of the 'Stena Foreteller', which operates on Stena Line’s Immingham to Rotterdam freight service, was completed in only two months. The conversion work comprised the addition of a fourth ro-ro cargo deck to boost the vessel’s lane metre capacity by 30% from 3,000 lm to 4,000 lm. A cold ironing system has also been installed to permit shore power when in port, while the vessel’s bow thrusters have been upgraded to increase their power.The same works will be undertaken on a sister vessel of Stena Foreteller, the 'Stena Forerunner' (IMO: 9227259), with the vessel due to sail to China on the return of Stena Foreteller to Europe during mid-July. Both ships were built by the Dalian Shipyard as part of Stena’s ‘4-Runner’ series of six ro-ro cargoships, which were constructed for the charter market in China and Italy between 1998 and 2003. Both ferries are bareboat chartered to the Stena Group ferry operating subsidiary Stena Line. Another conversion project by Stena RoRo is being planned to convert two of its large ro-pax ferries from conventional fuel to methanol dual-fuel specification. The project will involve the 'Stena Superfast VII' (IMO: 9198941) and the 'Stena Superfast VIII' (IMO: 9198953) in a partnership with main engine designer Wärtsilä and Lloyd’s Register. The Stena Group was the first shipowner to undertake a methanol fuel conversion. The part-EU funded conversion of the ropax 'Stena Germanica' (IMO: 9145176) was completed in Poland in 2015. Report with photo: https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1153902/Chinese-shipyard-completes-first-Stena-ro-ro-jumboisation-project

The Ialian roro ferry "ML Freyja" (IMO: 9799977) allided with the berthed "Stena Foreteller" upon its departure from Cuxhaven in the night of April 10, 2019. The ship also damaged several fender plates. Then the bridge dock hit the gantry crane of the Cuxport-Terminal. After surveys and investigations were completed, the ship was released and left the port at 6.30 a.m. on April 11, bound to Paldiski, ETA April 14. Already at 3.30 a.m. the "Stena Foreteller" had left the port again, bound to Immingham, ETA 8 p.m.

Stena RoRo has sold two Swedish-flagged Stena 4-Runner Mk II Class ro-ro vessels, the STENA FORETELLER and STENA FORECASTER, to unknown buyers.