Holyhead Port in Wales is to reopen after a "berthing incident" involving a ferry closed the facility earlier today.
Stena Line confirmed the port, which is a key piece of infrastructure for Irish exports from Dublin, had shut after an incident 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 is to be removed 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.
Irish Ferries said that its WB Yeats ferry had been prevented from berthing due to the Estrid incident but that the company expects "this situation to be resolved and that sailings will resume to schedule from 7.30pm this evening.
"All Irish Ferries customers impacted by delays are being contacted, and Irish Ferries sincerely apologise for this disruption outside of their control."
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.
