Seatruck Ferries
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| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Freight transportation |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Heysham |
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Area served
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Irish Sea |
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Key people
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Kristian Morch (Chairman) Alistair Eagles (CEO) |
| Parent | Clipper Group |
| Website | www.seatruckferries.com |
Seatruck Ferries is a UK-based freight-only ferry company which commenced services in 1996. It is part of the Clipper Group, a shipping company based in The Bahamas. The company operates out of four ports on the Irish Sea, including Heysham and Liverpool.
Seatruck was established in 1996, operating one ship, Riverdance, between Heysham and Warrenpoint. She was joined in April 1997 by sister ship Moondance, which was also operated on the Heysham to Warrenpoint service, a service which continues today as a two-ship service.
In 2002, the company was acquired by Danish shipping company Clipper Group. Also in 2002, European Mariner was chartered for two months, before moving on to Color Line.
In 2005, Seatruck Ferries ordered their first new ships, five "P Series" ro-ro freight ferries, however only four were built. These vessels were named Clipper Point, Clipper Panorama, Clipper Pace and Clipper Pennant. All four vessels were built by Spanish shipyard Astilleros de Huelva.
Between late 2005 and late 2009, Seatruck acquired four sister ships, Challenge (Clipper Ranger), Triumph (Helliar), Shield (Hildasay) and Arrow. These are now deployed on charters to Caledonian MacBrayne, NorthLink Ferries and the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company respectively.
In 2007, Seatruck chartered the Celtic Star, which was deployed on the Liverpool to Dublin route.
In January 2008, the company's pioneering ship, Riverdance, ran aground in Blackpool. Seatruck chartered Phocine to cover Riverdance's services until Clipper Point entered service. Attempts to refloat the vessel failed and she was broken up in situ in the summer of 2008. In March 2008, Clipper Point became the company's first new ferry, entering service on the Heysham to Warrenpoint route. "Panorama" followed in January 2009, "Pace" in March 2009 and "Pennant" in October 2009.
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