RoPax PELAGOS sold by LA MÉRIDIONALE to Cypriot interests
The Genoa-based shipbroker Ferrando & Massone announced the sale of the RoPax vessel PELAGOS from the French owner LA MÉRIDIONALE, part of the CMA CGM group, to Cypriot operators with interests in the Red Sea, where the ship will most likely be employed.
Built by Cantiere Navale Visentini in 1997, PELAGOS measures 186 metres in length and 26 metres in width, offering a cargo capacity of 2,300 linear metres. The vessel is equipped with 72 cabins, accommodating 285 berths, along with 70 pullman seats, for a total passenger capacity of 370. It has a service speed of 21 knots.
Until a few weeks ago, PELAGOS was deployed on the Marseille – Tangier Med route. Before being acquired by LA MÉRIDIONALE in 2019, the vessel was owned by DFDS and operated under the name LIVERPOOL SEAWAYS.
Last year, LA MÉRIDIONALE ordered two RoPax ferries from China Merchants Jinling Weihai shipyard for delivery in 2027.
