Stena E-Flexer Series Versatile ferries for the 21st century Boeing’s Jetfoils and fast catamarans

Boeing’s Jetfoils and fast catamarans arrived in the early 1980s and within a decade the Australian-built Seacats dominated ferry routes on the English Channel and Irish Sea

twenty years later Columbia Threadneedle Investments purchased the business

Such trade-offs between design ideals and their manifestations are explored here for the first time

Seatruck is a major force in moving road freight across the Irish Sea

There are many stories of Piloting vessels of all sizes into and out of the Island harbours

Stena E-Flexer Series Versatile ferries for the 21st century Boeing’s Jetfoils and fast catamaransStena RoRos E Flexer class of ro pax ferries has rapidly become the benchmark for efficiency, capacity, and adaptability. The E relates to efficiency and environmental performance, whilst Flexer reflects the customisable potential of the concept. The flexible design is deployed across a range of markets, from freight dominated routes, to passenger focussed services, as well as a blend of the two. Designed by Stena RoRo and Deltamarin and built in