She is powered by two Wärtsilä 9R32 diesel engines, which produce a total of 7,400 kilowatts (9,900 bhp), giving her a speed of 17 knots (31 km/h).

[6] During the summer of 2014, while not required in Steam Packet Company service, the vessel was temporarily sub-chartered to operate between Jersey (Channel Islands) and Portsmouth (England).

[7] In April 2015, Arrow was called in to cover freight traffic as the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company fast craft Manannan was out of service for nearly a week and Ben-my-Chree was required to carry as many passengers as possible.

[10] From 19 July 2021, she was chartered by Caledonian MacBrayne to carry freight on the busy Stornoway to Ullapool route, freeing Loch Seaforth to make additional passenger crossings.

[11] On 23 July 2021, damage caused by a rope getting wrapped in the ship’s propeller resulted in the vessel being withdrawn from service.

[12] In December 2021, due to thick fog at Heysham causing several cancelled sailings for the Isle of Man Steam Packet in the week before Christmas, Arrow was brought in to help clear the backlog of freight, which allowed Ben-my-Chree to carry her full complement of passengers.

[13] From 17 January to the end of March 2023, Arrow was chartered by Caledonian MacBrayne to assist with freight operations on the busy Stornoway to Ullapool route during the closure of the port at Uig.

She was used only four times (18 February, 8, 15 and 16 March) when Loch Seaforth freight sailings were cancelled due to the weather conditions, and to substitute her when there was significant traffic.