June 27, 2025
- The RoRo ship ML FREYJA has arrived in Cagliari from Zeebrugge.
- She will be renamed GRENDI STAR for a new long-term charter with Grendi Trasporti Marittimi.
- Grendi, controlled by the Musso family, operates services linking mainland Italy (Marina di Carrara, Tuscany) with Sardinia (Cagliari and Olbia).
- Built in 2017 by Cantiere Navale Visentini and owned by Visemar Levante (Visentini family), the ship offers:
- 2,700 lane metres
- Length: 191m
- Beam: 26m
- Draught: ~8m
- Speed: 22 knots
- Until recently, ML FREYJA was chartered by Mann Lines (now owned by Wallenius SOL) in Northern Europe, calling at Bremerhaven, Zeebrugge, Tilbury, Cuxhaven, Paldiski, and Turku.
- She has been replaced by the newly built SOUTH ENABLER, also delivered by Cantiere Navale Visentini.
Photo Mike Louagie
