Double-Ended Ferry SAMSØ Bought by BluNavy

By 2 February 20252025 Newsletter week 5
February 2, 2025

BN di Navigazione, operating under the Blu Navy brand and serving the route between Elba Island and mainland Italy, has purchased the double-ended ferry SAMSØ, which is expected to depart in the coming days from the Danish port of Svendborg.

The vessel will head to Genoa for refit works.

SAMSØ was originally purchased last year from the Canadian company CTMA and was intended to operate on the Rivière-du-Loup – Saint-Siméon route.

BluNavy’s CEO, Luca Morace, confirmed the acquisition to Ferry Shipping News, stating: “The investment for the purchase exceeds €7 million. The ferry, now renamed AETHALIA, was active in Denmark until just a few weeks ago and is in good condition.”

The vessel is 91 metres long, 16 metres wide, with a draft of 3.5 metres. She can sail at a speed of 17 knots, transporting up to 600 passengers and 120 cars in her garage.