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History
Name	Stena Scotia (2010-present); Scotia Seaways (2010); Maersk Exporter (1996-2010);
Owner	Stena Line
Operator	Stena Line
Port of registry	Douglas
Route	Belfast-Heysham
Builder	Miho Shimizu Ship Yard
Launched	16 February 1996
Completed	1996
Identification	IMO number: 9121625
Status	In service
General characteristics
Tonnage	13,000 GT
Length	142.5 m (467 ft 6 in)
Beam	23.2 m (76 ft 1 in)
Draught	5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)
Decks	3
Installed power	2x Hitachi Zosen Sulzer 8ZAL40S, 5475 kW / 7300HP. Aux. Engines 2 x Sulzer 4SC6S20D
Propulsion	2 x propellers
Speed	18.6 knots (34.4 km/h; 21.4 mph)
Capacity	1,692 lane-metres; 120 trailers;

MS Stena Scotia is a freight ferry owned by Stena and operated by the ferry company Stena Line. She operates on the route that links Heysham with Belfast. She was built in 1996 at the Miho Shipyards in Japan as the Maersk Exporter for Norfolkline. In 2010, she was renamed as the Scotia Seaways when DFDS Seaways acquired Norfolkline and took over all of its operations. Later that year, she was chartered to Stena Line where she was repainted and again renamed, this time as the Stena Scotia, and re-flagged to the Isle of Man. She has three sister ships, Stena Hibernia, Flandria Seaways and Anglia Seaways. She can only accommodate 12 passengers, but provides 1,692 lane-metres.