According to a recent decision by the Governor of the Hellenic Public Ports Authority, the ferry LEXA (ex ALEXANDRA L, AQUA MARIA, MYRTIDIOTISSA, ANEMOS, KURUSHIMA MARU, FERRY MUROTO) must be removed from Neos Molos in the Drapetsona/Keratsini area.
The decision cites environmental and safety concerns, as well as the protection of other ships operating in the port. LEXA has been laid up at Keratsini since June 2019 and was never reactivated. She is expected to be sold for scrap.
Built in Japan in 1975, she was sold to Nomicos Lines in 1989 and subsequently operated within Hellenic coastal shipping. She has a capacity for 1,200 passengers and 175 cars, with a service speed of 18 knots.
Photo: Dimitris Mendakis
HSC FAIRWEATHER Sold to Seajets
HSC FAIRWEATHER, recently sold to Seajets, is on her way to Greece from Ibiza. The vessel has been renamed SPEEDLINK JET and now flies the Cypriot flag.
Originally built in 2004 by Derecktor Shipyards in Bridgeport (Connecticut) for the Alaska Marine Highway System, she was sold in March 2021 to Servicios y Concesiones Marítimas Ibicencas (Trasmapi) for service between Alcudia (Mallorca) and Ciutadella (Menorca).
The fast ferry has capacity for 400 passengers and 65 cars, and a service speed of 32 knots.
Photo: Vessels Tracker
MOBY ZAZA Is Now a Cruise Ship
The former MOBY ZAZA returns to service as WORLD LEGACY, a ‘party ship’ offering short cruises and overnight stays from Singapore starting 18 December.
She was built in 1982 as OLAU BRITANNIA for Olau Line, who used her on Sheerness—Vlissingen service.
More information on her new career: https://worldcruises.com.sg/press-release/