Stena RoRo is famous for its successful conversions, which is fully in line with its well-known ‘Stenability’ philosophy. It all started as long ago as in 1976 with the Stena Jutlandica, which was raised two metres to enable the loading of trailers on both cargo decks. Increasing the capacity of existing, yet modern, vessels can be an attractive alternative to newbuildings.

In 2007, the Stena Hollandica was lengthened 52 metres, which is the biggest enlargement ever made to a RoPax vessel. Her overall length was increased from 188 to 240 metres, making her the largest RoPax vessel in the world. Passenger capacity increased from 400 to 900 passengers and freight capacity increased 30% to 4,100 lane metres.

The Stena Britannica went through a similar lengthening process. Both conversions were performed by the Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven. Stena RoRo was responsible for the design process, execution and delivery to Stena Line who put them back into service between Hoek van Holland and Harwich.