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                                 History

 Building contract
 Start of Production
 Keel laid
 Launch
29/11/2005Delivered to Levantina Trasporti, Bari, Italy
11/2005Charter to Norse Merchant Ferries
12/2005Belfast – Birkenhead route
2006Norse Merchant Ferries was acquired by NorfolkLine. Continue  same route.
12/2008Owner Norfolkline Shipping BV
2009New owner Mersey Viking Ltd
7/2010Charter to DFDS Seaways when DFDS  buy NorfolkLine
3/8/2010Refurbished . New name Mersey Seaways.
8/2011Belfast – Birkenhead route sold to Stena Line
8/8/2011New name Stena Mersey
3-4/21012Refurbished at Harland & Wolf shipyard, Belfast
1/5/2012New owner Stena Ropax Ltd
2/2013Refurbished interior
 2021 Rebuild and lengthened by Sedef Shipyard.
 2021 New name Stena Baltica
 mid 2021 Nynäshamn – Ventspils route.