Stena-Nautica

Stena Line has decided to close the ferry route between Grenå and Halmstad, which is being operated by the 'Stena Nautica' with effect from April 30, 2026. As many of the affected employees as possible will be offered other employment within Stena Line. The background to the decision was that the company had significant challenges in achieving profitable operation on the route for a long time. The decicision was deemed necessary to future-proof the business and continue to contribute with a well-functioning network of ferry connections as an important part of the infrastructure in Denmark and Europe. Stena Line has been operating the Grenå-Halmstad route since 2020 with the 'Stena Nautica'. The route was moved from Varberg due to new plans for the port of Varberg. “The Grenå-Halmstad route has been an important part of Stena Line’s network, and for a long time we have worked purposefully with various initiatives to reverse the trend. However, without a sufficient customer base, this has not been successful, and we have therefore made this difficult decision. We would like to thank our partners in municipalities, regions and the business community – on both the Danish and Swedish sides – for good and valuable cooperation during the period in which we have operated the route,” said Christina Bromander, Trade Director for Stena Line in Denmark. Stena Line's Swedish ferry network will then include six routes and 12 ships: Gothenburg–Frederikshavn, Gothenburg–Kiel, Trelleborg–Rostock, Karlskrona–Gdynia, Nynäshamn–Ventspils and, from February 2026,– Umeå–Vaasa via the recently acquired Wasaline.

On Sep 8, 2023, a person fell ill aboard the 'Stena Nautica', en route from Grenaa to Halmstad. The Danish Defence tasked an SAR helicopter from Roskilde tom medevac the patient. At 4 p.m. LT he was safely hoisted and transported to shore for medical treatment. The ferry arrived in the port of destination at 6.40 p.m.

In the morning of Nov 22, 2015, the A2SEA wind farm installation vessel "Sea Worker" broke lose from its mooring in the port of Grenaa in gale force winds with gusts of 25-30 meters per second and wave heights of two to three meters. The vessel went adrift and crashed into the "Stena Nautica" which was berthed at the ferry terminal. The captain ordered some pumps in the case of a leak as a safety routine. The tug "Svitzer Thor" had to be called from Frederikshavn to pull the two vessels pulled apart which succeeded only at 6:45 p.m. There was no major damage to the "Stena Nautica". No one was injured in the allision. The ferry had to cancel the afternoon trips at 2:20 p.m. from Grenaa and at 7.45 p.m. from Varberg, but resumed its service with the the night sailing on Nov 23 at 1 a.m. Danish repors with videos and photos: http://stiften.dk/webtv/se-video-faergen-stena-nautica-blev-soendag-paasejlet-i-grenaa-havn http://www.tv2oj.dk/artikel/282135:Norddjurs--Stena-Line--Vi-haaber-at-kunne-sejle-igen-i-nat http://www.tv2oj.dk/artikel/282112:Norddjurs--Slaebebaad-skal-frigOere-Stena-Line-fra-pram http://ekstrabladet.dk/112/stena-line-faerge-ramt-af-flydekran/5839310 http://localeyes.dk/galleri/74728-3573-galleri488551-tv-pram-torpederer-faerge-i-grenaa-havn/

After the repairs of the allision damage in Grenå, which had been carried out at the Odense Steel Yard since July 10, had been completed, the "Stena Nautica"left the port of Vigerö on July 30 at 9 a.m. and headed for Varberg where she was being expected at noon. The first sailing from Varberg to Grenå was due to start on July 31 at 8:05 a.m. The accident had been caused by a fault in the automatic navigation system.