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Dec 15
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Double-ended ferry MØYSALEN sold to Kerkyra Seaways

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According to recent information, Kerkyra Seaways is the buyer of the Norwegian double-ended ferry MØYSALEN from Boreal Sjø. The ship departed from the port of Mekjarvik on December 13 and is expected to arrive at the port of Piraeus on December 28.

Built in Norway in 1993 (Johan Drage A/S, Rognan), MØYSALEN previously operated on the Sandnessjøen – Dønnastedene line. It was laid up in Sandnessjøen in 2023.

The vessel will undergo conversion before joining the Hellenic coastal shipping, likely serving on the Igoumenitsa-Corfu line. MØYSALEN has a capacity for 380 passengers and 104 cars or 10 trucks (18m), and its cruising speed is 13.6 knots.

Photos: Wikipedia

Mar 24
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Kerkyra Seaway’s double-ended ferry IONAS sold to Türkiye

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  • Kerkyra Seaway’s double-ended ferry IONAS (former MONGIBELLO, BUDELLI, MIGUEL HERNANDEZ, FREJA SCARLETT, SUPERFLEX HOTEL) has been sold to a Turkish ferry operator and will soon depart for Istanbul.
  • The ship is part of the popular Superflex class and served the Igoumenitsa – Corfu and Igoumenitsa – Paxoi lines since 2012.
  • She stopped sailing on February 18, 2023.
  • Turkish flag and renamed MEGAMAR.
  • She will probably serve on a Northern Cyprus run.
Jan 30
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FERRY SHIPPING

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Delcomar Welcomes the Double-Ended ferry I. MADDALENA in Fleet

Sardinian ferry company Delcomar has just welcomed its recently purchased double-ended ferry, subsequently renamed I. MADDALENA [link: Marinetraffic]

She was acquired last summer in Greece, where was deployed as ARIS III by Nea Psara on the maritime link between Oropos and Eretria and between Perama and Paloukia.

The vessel was built in 2010 by Karagiorgas shipyard and has capacity for 600 passengers, 105 cars and 20 trailers.

The investment for Delcomar was around EUR 6 million and the ship is now active on the La Maddalena – Palau routes in Sardinia.

Franco Del Giudice, chairman of Delcomar, commented the new entry in the fleet highlighting that “I. MADDALENA is the most modern ship deployed on the short sea routes in Italy”.