Stena Line
Operator · HQ Sweden · est. 1962
Swedish ferry operator running passenger and freight services on key European routes including the Irish Sea and North Sea.
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Stena Line is a Sweden shipping operator founded in 1962. The company operating a fleet of 40 vessels, across ferry, ro pax.
- Fleet size
- 40
- Seafarer count
- —
- Vessel types
- ferry, ro-pax
- Website
- stenaline.com
Fleet indicators
- Vessels tracked
- 10
- Average age
- 16.2 years
- Average DWT
- 28,800
- Average GT
- 57,633
- Top vessel types
- ferry (8), tanker (2)
Aggregated from the vessels tracked in our /ships directory; not a complete fleet census.
Vessels
Owned
- Stena Estelle · IMO 9729202
- Stena Supreme · IMO 9456430
- Stena Hollandica · IMO 9462774
- Stena Britannica · IMO 9277161
- Stena Superfast X · IMO 9453400
Managed
- Stena Estelle · IMO 9729202
- Stena Supreme · IMO 9456430
- Stena Hollandica · IMO 9462774
- Stena Britannica · IMO 9277161
- Stena Superfast X · IMO 9453400
Recruitment red flags — know before you sign
These are warning signs of fraudulent or non-compliant recruitment. They are not accusations against any specific company.
- ⚠Upfront placement fees demanded from you — illegal under MLC 2006 A1.4(5)(b).
- ⚠Payment requested for "visa processing" or "medical" — these costs must be borne by the employer or agency, not the seafarer (MLC A1.4(5)(b)).
- ⚠Pressure to transfer money to a personal or private bank account.
- ⚠Vague vessel details — no IMO number, no flag state, no agent address given before joining.
- ⚠No SEA (Seafarer Employment Agreement) / contract shown before you join or before travel.
- ⚠No official-domain email — "official" communications come from gmail.com, outlook.com, or similar free providers instead of a company domain.
- ⚠No agency licence number visible or verifiable with the issuing authority.
- ⚠Salary offer that seems "too good to be true" compared to published TCC / ITF industry wage surveys for your rank and vessel type.
These are warning signs, not accusations against any specific company. If you suspect a scam, report to the manning-agency licensing authority of the country claiming to issue the agency's licence.
Stena Line: FAQ
- Does Stena Line hire seafarers?
- Stena Line is listed in our directory as operator with around 40 vessels. Swedish ferry operator running passenger and freight services on key European routes including the Irish Sea and North Sea. Beware of any agent who requests payment for a job offer — that is a red flag for a recruitment scam.
- Where is Stena Line based and what flags do they operate?
- Stena Line is headquartered in Sweden, founded 1962. Operating flags are not always published — check the vessel-specific flag on our /ships pages for crewing decisions. The HQ country may differ from the flag of registry (open registries like Liberia, Panama, Marshall Islands are common for non-cabotage operators).
- What vessel types does Stena Line operate?
- ferry, ro-pax. Vessel type drives day-to-day work content, watch schedule, and pay scale — bulk carrier crews see different routines than container-ship or tanker crews. See /vessel-types for the crew-perspective profile of each.
- How do I file a complaint against Stena Line?
- Complaints can be lodged with the flag administration of the vessel, the port-state authority at the next port of call (under MLC 2006), the ITF, and any seafarer welfare organisation (Mission to Seafarers, Stella Maris, Sailors' Society). Keep contract, wage records, and seaman's book ready. For wage theft or abandonment, ITF inspector intervention in port is the fastest practical route.
- Is Stena Line MLC-compliant?
- MLC compliance applies vessel-by-vessel based on flag of registry. Most vessels flying flags that have ratified MLC 2006 are required by law to be MLC-compliant. Verify by checking the vessel's MLC certificate (posted on board) when joining. Operators that own ships under non-MLC-ratified flags may still apply MLC standards voluntarily, but the convention-based complaint route is weaker.
Editorial confidence: how we grade. Data sources and methodology: /sources.