Holyhead Port in Wales has been temporarily closed due to a “berthing incident” earlier today involving a ferry.
Stena Line confirmed the facility, which is a key piece of infrastructure for Irish exports from Dublin, had shut after an incited involving the Stena Estrid.
In an update it said localised hull damage was sustained to the Estrid when it berthed at Holyhead Port earlier this morning.
The vessel will now be moved and taken for repairs and the port will re-open at 5.30pm today, with sailing schedules set to resume.
The company said no further sailing cancellations are expected.
“The Stena Nordica will replace the Stena Estrid on the Dublin–Holyhead route until the necessary repairs have taken place and our sailing schedule will resume as normal this evening,” the ferry operator said in a statement.
In December 2024 a berth at the port called T5 was damaged in a storm and has remained closed pending repairs but is expected to reopen soon.
The incident this morning affected the T3 berth.
The port handles 1.8 million passengers, 400 cars and 400,000 freight units every year.