Stena Edda, Stena Line's second E-Flexer series Ro-Pax, was floated out of AVIC Weihai Shipyard in China on Monday, April 15.
The vessel is scheduled to enter service on the Belfast-Liverpool route in the spring of 2020.
Once completed, Stena Edda will have a length of 215 metres, capacity for 1,000 passengers and crew, and freight capacity of 3,100 lane metres for up to 120 vehicles.
