March 6, 2020
A company belonging to Mediterranean Shipping Company bought the 1999-built roro VICTORIAN RELIANCE. The ship is already flying the Portuguese flag (Madeira) and will be renamed JOLLY BLUE.
The name indicates she will be chartered by Ignazio Messina who already operates the sister vessel JOLLY EXPRESS on the Rades (Tunis) – Gioia Tauro (Italy) – Naples (Italy) route.
The roro vessel is on her way to Singapore.