Holyhead port update on work to restore Storm Darragh damaged ferry terminal

North Wales Live

08-05-2025

Stena Line has issued an update on Holyhead port as it works to restore a terminal damaged back in early December. All ferry services at the Anglesey port, owned by Stena Line, were cancelled before the Christmas period after damage during Storm Darragh.
Terminal 3 was badly damaged in the incident with a video clip showing the collapse of the 'dolphin' platform which it is understood to have occurred as the Irish Ferries vessel Ulysses was leaving the berth. A dolphin is a structure that is used to guide, berth, or moor ships at a port, dock, or jetty.
This also saw the adjacent Terminal 5 berth closed. That terminal reopened back in January which allowed for ferry services to resume between Holyhead and Dublin.
Terminal 3 has remained closed but Stena today issued an update on when it would reopen.
A port spokesperson said: "Following the completion of necessary repairs, Terminal 3 at Holyhead Port is on schedule to be brought back into operation on 1 July. Since the reopening of Terminal 5 in January, the Port has been operating a full ferry schedule, while teams have been working diligently to repair the damage to Terminal 3." Sign up for the North Wales Live newsletter sent twice daily to your inbox
They added: "We are committed to Holyhead Port's long-term future as a vital connection between Wales and Ireland and are putting plans in place for an investment strategy to ensure the resilience of the infrastructure to safeguard the port's sustainable future.
'We will continue to work with our ferry partners to provide a full ferry schedule while the repairs are completed to ensure no loss in capacity. We will also work collaboratively with the ferry operators to ensure that future planned maintenance work on both berths can be carried out to protect the resilience of the structures whilst maintaining full operations and capacity at the port.'
An Irish Sea Resilience Taskforce has been set up, bringing together representatives from across Wales, Ireland and beyond to strengthen vital sea connections between the two Celtic nations.
Welsh Government's Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales, Ken Skates said they and the UK Government were already committed to supporting the port through the breakwater scheme - putting £40m of funding in place.
He added: 'We will also look at how we fund future development at the port and how we get the best bang for our buck from any investments made."
The taskforce's core membership includes representatives from the Welsh, Irish, UK, Scottish and Northern Ireland governments, local authorities, port operators, ferry companies, and logistics industry representatives, and will call upon experts for input into specific themes.
Mr Skates added: 'The strategic importance of these links is clear. This taskforce will examine how we can prevent similar disruptions in the future and look at how we can respond when challenges arise at any of our ports, building on the experiences of last December.'