I note veteran passenger ferry Stena Europe has returned to the Irish Sea after an extensive refit in Turkey. I don't know very much about the ferry business, but in in the merchant service, it would be very unusual to refit a bulker or container vessel that is getting on for 40 years old. In fact some 40-50000 tonne container vessels are going to the breakers after little more than 20 years.
Can anyone tell me,is there a shortage of ro-pax vessels to warrant a major refit at this advanced age?