Stena Runner - Alpha Progress - Hellas - Doric Ferry - European Tideway - Stena Transfer
 
 
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Stena Line vessel Stena Runner of 1977.
 
Stena Runner one was of a class of 11 sister ships built by Hyundia in South Korea between 1977/78. They were built by Stena Line for charter or sale, and Stena Transfer was built as the Stena Runner in 1978. Her first charter was to Arghiris Line of Greece, as the Alpha Progress. In 1979 she had a brief charter to Tor Line. Alpha Progress was then rebuilt with extra passenger and freight accommodation at Hapag Lloyd Werft, Bremerhaven, before passing to Hellas Ferries as the Hellas, for a service from Greece to Syria. In 1981 Hellas returned to Hapag Lloyd Werft for lengthening. In 1981 she was chartered to Townsend Thoresen European Ferries, and was purchased by them in 1986, becoming the Doric Ferry on services from Felixstowe. In 1992, the charter passed to P&O European Ferries when P&O acquired the Townsend Thoresen routes, and she was renamed European Tideway. In 1994 European Tideway was puchased by P&O, remaining on Felixstowe-Rotterdam (Europoort service). In 2002, the P&O Felixstowe services were sold to Stena Line. European Tideway was briefly renamed Ideway before becoming Stena Transfer. The UK terminal for the Europoort service was moved to Harwich.
 
 
Ship Names on this Page:-
Alpha Progress - Arghiris Line 1978-79
Doric Ferry - Townsend Thoresen: 1986-1987
Doric Ferry - P&O: 1987-1992
European Tideway - P&O: 1992-2002
Hellas - Hellas Ferries: 1979-1986
Ideway - Stena Line 2002
Stena Transfer - Stena Line 2002-
 
Associated Pages:-
Stena Line - Header Page
Stena Line - Page 1 - The Early Years 1962-65
Stena Line - Page 2 - First Generation Car Ferries 1965-72
Stena Line - Page 3 - Second Generation Car Ferries 1972-75
Stena Line - Page 4 - Acquired Ships 1975-81
Stena Line - Page 5 - Third Generation Car Ferries 1981-
Stena Line - Page 6 -
 
Other Stena Line Pages:-
Sessan Line - Acquired by Stena Line.
Stena Line BV - Stena's Harwich services.
Stena Line HSS Ferries - Stena Line's four HSS ferries.
P&O Stena Line
 
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Alpha Progress
(Arghiris Line: 1978-1979)
 
Photograph of Alpha Progress.
© Photo: Cees De Bijl.
 
 
 
 
 
Hellas
(Hellas Ferries: 1979-1986)
 
Photograph of Hellas.
© Photo: Per Jensens.
Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.
 
Photograph of Hellas.
© Photo: Per Jensens.
Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.
 
 
 
 
 
Doric Ferry
(Townsend Thoresen: 1986-1987)
(P&O: 1987-1992)
 
Photograph of Doric Ferry, in Towsend Thoresen orange, but P&O funnel.
© Photo: Cees De Bijl.
 
Photograph of Doric Ferry, in P&O colours.
© Photo: Cees De Bijl.
 
Photograph of Doric Ferry, in P&O colours.
© Photo: Cees De Bijl.
 
 
 
 
 
European Tideway
(P&O: 1992-2002)
 
Photograph of European Tideway.
© Photo: Cees De Bijl.
 
 
 
 
 
Ideway - Stena Transfer
(Stena Line: 2002- )
 
Photograph of Ideway.
Photo: © Rob De Visser.
Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.
 
Photograph of Stena Transfer.
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, Europoort, August 14th 2003.
 
Photograph of Stena Transfer.
Photo: © Rob de Visser.
Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.
 
Photograph of Stena Transfer.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Harwich, July 3rd 2004.
 
Photograph of Stena Transfer.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Harwich, July 3rd 2004.
 
Photograph of Stena Transfer.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Harwich, July 3rd 2004.
 
 
 
 
Photograph of Stena Transfer and Stena Discovery.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Harwich, September 117th, 2005.
 
Photograph of Stena Transfer and Stena Discovery.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Harwich, September 117th, 2005.
 
Photograph of Stena Transfer.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Harwich, September 117th, 2005.
 
Photograph of Stena Transfer.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Harwich, September 117th, 2005.
 
Photograph of Stena Transfer and Stena Discovery.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Harwich, September 117th, 2005.
 
Photograph of Stena Transfery.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Harwich, September 117th, 2005.
 
Photograph of Stena Transfer and Stena Discovery.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Harwich, September 117th, 2005.
 
Photograph of Stena Transfer.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Harwich, September 117th, 2005.
 
Photograph of Stena Transfer.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Harwich, September 117th, 2005.
 
Photograph of Stena Transfer.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Harwich, September 117th, 2005.
 
Photograph of Stena Transfer.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Harwich, September 117th, 2005.
 
Photograph of Stena Transfer.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Harwich, September 117th, 2005.
 
Photograph of Stena Transfer.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Harwich, September 117th, 2005.
 
Photograph of Stena Transfer.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Harwich, September 117th, 2005.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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