Irish Ferries launched it's first high-speed ferry service when the company took delivery of its first fast ferry, Dublin Swift back in May 2009.
Built by Australian aluminium fast ferry builder, Austal, in its Fremantle yard, the vessel is the eleventh Austal Auto Express catamaran and the third 86m-long version to be commissioned.
Dublin Swift entered service on the Dublin to Holyhead route in June 1999 alongside the cruise ferry Isle of Inishmore, reducing the crossing time to one hour and 50 minutes, and tripling the frequency of sailings to six a day in each direction. |