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MV A Nepita (Ex Superfast X) – Past and Present

IMO Number: 9211511

MV A Nepita

ex Stena Superfast X, Dieppe Seaways, Moliere, Seafrance Moliere, Jean Nicoli, Superfast X

© Nicolas Levy

© Nicolas Levy

Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 2002 by Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft AG, Kiel, (Yard No. 360) as a Ro/Ro Passenger ferry for Superfast Ferries, Piraeus, Greece 

Technical Data

  • Length: 203.90m (overall)
  • Breadth of Hull: 25.43m (extreme)
  • Draught: 6.4m
  • Tonnage: 30,285 gross, 10,769 net, 6,920 deadweight
  • Engines: Four 16-cylinder Wärtsilä-Sulzer NSD ZA V40S diesels
  • Power: 46,000kW
  • Speed: 28.6 knots (max) 22 knots (service)
  • Capacity: 1200 passengers, 480 cars/110 trucks
  • Call Sign: FNKG, 9HA3102, FNKG, 2IBK4, 5BLZ5, FNKG
  • MMSI Number: 226269000
  • IMO Number: 9211511
  • Registry: Piraeus/Greece 🇬🇷, Ajaccio/France 🇫🇷, Valletta/Malta 🇲🇹, Le Havre/France 🇫🇷, Cardiff/UK 🇬🇧, Limassol/Cyprus 🇨🇾, Ajaccio/France 🇫🇷
  • Sister Ships: Superfast VII (357), Superfast VIII (358), Superfast IX (359)


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History

The fourth of four identical ice-classified ropax ferries built to the same Knud E. Hansen A/S design that were delivered to Superfast Ferries in 2001 and 2002

June 29th 1999: Keel laid.

November 18th 2000: Launched.

February 26th 2002: Delivered to Superfast Ferries, Piraeus, Greece. Christened on the same day by Patricia Lederer.

February 27th 2002: Commenced service between Rostock – Hankö.

© Simonwp

© Simonwp (Kiel, March 2002)

April 19th 2002: Laid up at Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft AG, Kiel.

May 17th 2002: Commenced service between Rosyth – Zeebrugge.

© Andreas Wörteler

© Andreas Wörteler

© Joe Canavan  © Joe Canavan

© Joe Canavan (Rosyth, 30/06/2002)

January 5th 2004: Arrived at Fosen Mekaniske Verksteder, Fosen, Norway for rebuilding.

February 2004: Returned to service.

© Pieter Inpyn  © Pieter Inpyn

© Pieter Inpyn (Zeebrugge, 01/09/2002)

August 8th 2006: Sold to Veolia Transportation, France for delivery in January 2007.

© Andreas Wörteler  © Cedric Hacke

© Andreas Wörteler (Left) and © Cedric Hacke (Right)

January 27th 2007: Final day operating between Rosyth – Zeebrugge.

January 2007: Refit in Antwerp.

February 12th 2007: Taken over by Veolia Transportation/ SNCM, Ajaccio, France and renamed JEAN NICOLI.

March 1st 2007: Left Antwerp for the Mediterranean via Le Havre.

© W.J.Hoendervanger (www.wjmaritiem.nl)

© W.J.Hoendervanger (www.wjmaritiem.nl)

March 2007: Carrying cars, she left Le Havre bound for Marseille.

March 2007: Made one trip between Marseille – Le Havre – Marseille with cars.

April 2007: Chartered to Cotunav, Tunisia. Operated between Italy – France – Tunisia.

April 29th 2007: Arrived at La Seyne and went to lay-up.

July 3rd 2007: Left Toulon for lay-up in Marseille.

© Chris `H'  © Chris `H'

© Chris Hunsicker

August 2007: Chartered to Anek Lines.

September 3rd 2007: Departed Marseille for Patras.

September 5th 2007: Arrived in Patras.

September 8th 2007 – October 2nd 2007: Operated between the ports of Patras – Corfu – Igoumenitsa.

© Lucas Latreche  © Lucas Latreche

© Lucas Latreche

December 27th 2007: Sold to Seafrance SA, Paris, France for an undisclosed amount.

The yet to be re-named vessel will be placed on the Dover-Calais service for the 2008 summer season following. She will replace both the SEAFRANCE RENOIR and the SEAFRANCE MANET and will offer a total capacity of more than the combined capacity of the two outgoing vessels.

© Pascal  © Pascal

© Pascal (Marseille)

March 28th 2008: Renamed SEAFRANCE MOLIERE in anticipation of her transfer to the Seafrance Calais to Dover operation. The vessel continues to fly the French flag, registered in her new home port of Calais.

April 8th 2008: The Seafrance Moliere arrives at the ARNO shipyard in Dunkerque for her 15 million euro refit. The work consists of port fit work for both Dover and Calais, the installation of an additional bow thrust unit, the removal of all cabins on decks 6 and 7 and the replacement of all the public spaces. The vessel was due to enter service on the 3rd July 2008 replacing the SEAFRANCE RENOIR.

© Robert Fournier

© Robert Fournier

June 26th 2008: It was announced by Seafrance that owing to delays during her refit, the Moliere will enter service three weeks late on the 22nd July 2008.

© Robert Fournier  © Robert Fournier

© Robert Fournier

July 25th 2008: “The prospects for the Molière are: Leaving Dunkerque the 29th July in the evening, Arrival in Calais the 30th July, 30/07 to 05/08 berths test, emergency drills, crew formation, 06/08 First service in freight only with the 11h45 Cal/Dov. 12/08 First service in car ferry mode. This is to be confirmed, depending of the finishing of the passenger space works.”

10:00 6th August 2008: Arrived in Calais for berthing trials before departing for further trials in Dover at 14:00.

© Marc Fournet  © Marc Fournet

© Marc Fournet  © Marc Fournet

© Marc Fournet

6th August 2008: Arrived in the port of Dover at 15:20 and proceeded to berth 9 for trials.

© Ray Goodfellow  © Ray Goodfellow

© Ray Goodfellow  © Ray Goodfellow

© Ray Goodfellow

© Nigel Thornton  © Nigel Thornton

© Nigel Thornton

8th August 2008: It was reported that during her trials a number of technical problems were discovered. The Moliere is now envisaged to enter freight service on the 19th August.

October 2008: Entered full passenger service between Dover and Calais.

10th November 2008: “During the night of the 10th the Moliere parted all her stern moorings at number 8 berth in Calais during the high winds, swung round on her port headlines narrowly missing the Burgundy which was laid up for a few hours on 9 berth, she was able to get her starboard anchor down and the duty tug arrived to assist. It could have been bad for P&O, as the Endeavour was on the cargo berth and in the line of fire! Moliere got off with just some more cosmetic damage to her port side bow.”

February 21st 2009: To Brest, France for a technical overhaul.

March 18th March: Re-entered service between Calais and Dover.

© The Ferryman  © The Ferryman

© The Ferryman

3rd April 2009: Owing to technical problems the `Moliere’ misses a number of crossings.

9th April 2009: Re-enters service between Calais and Dover.

11th May 2009: Owing to further technical issues departs Calais for a dry docking in Vlissingen, Holland.

May 25th 2009: Resumed service.

September 7th 2009: Left Calais for mini refit in Rotterdam.

© Cornelis Koppenburg  © Cornelis Koppenburg

© Cornelis Koppenburg

September 7th 2009: Arrived Rotterdam.

September 13th 2009: Left Rotterdam.

September 14th 2009: Returned to Calais (03.24 hrs) and resumed service (ex 12.30 hrs).

January 23rd 2010: Departed Calais for refit in Gdansk, Poland. Due to return on or around the 17th February 2010.

January 23rd 2010: Left Calais for refit in Gdansk. Expected to last 15 days.

February 10th 2010: Refit completed and departed Gdansk for Calais.

February 28th 2010: In high winds, made contact with her berth in Calais. Two trips cancelled.

March 1st 2010: After damage assessment, proceeded to ARNO, Dunkerque for interior and exterior repair. Expected to be out of service for 4 days.

March 6th 2010: Arrived back in Calais and resumed service.

© Ray Goodfellow  © Ray Goodfellow

© Ray Goodfellow (Dover 19/09/2010)

September 21st 2010: Proceeded to the ARNO shipyard in Dunkerque for a routine technical visit.

© Robert Fournier

© Robert Fournier (Dunkerque, 25/09/2010)

September 28th 2010: Returns to Calais to take up service.

September 29th 2010: Re-entered service between Calais and Dover.

February 21st 2011: Refit at ARNO Dunkerque.

March 9th 2011: Re-entered service between Calais and Dover.

June 23rd 2011: Off service at ARNO Dunkerque with gearbox and thruster problems. Due to re-enter service on the 30th June 2011.

June 30th 2011: Re-entered service between Calais and Dover.

October 21st 2011:  Seafrance announced: “Following a call for industrial action by one of our trade unions, we regret to inform you of the possibility that our services may be disrupted on Tuesday 25th October”

October 24th 2011:  The European Union announced that they had blocked the recapitalization of Seafrance by the parent company SNCF as it contravened their rules in relation to state subsidies.

October 25th 2011:  All services suspended due to industrial action.

October 26th 2011:  Services Resumed.

November 14th 2011:  Seafrance suspended channel operations pending a court hearing in Paris.

“We are approaching November 16th, the date when the decision of the Court of commerce will dictate the future of the Company, the Board of SeaFrance has decided, in liaison with the French National Authorities, to suspend the ship operations on the 15th of November at 04 00 hours. The suspension of service will last for 48 hours pending the decision of the court.We have taken this decision, with full knowledge of the consequences, to safeguard the security of the passengers, crews, vehicles and ships. We are conscious of the inconvenience this situation is causing and we apologise for this. We will keep you informed of any changes in the present situation”

November 16th 2011:  It is reported that Seafrance is to be liquidated. All vessels remain laid up in the Port of Calais to “Safeguard the security of the vessels”.

© Ray Goodfellow  © Ray Goodfellow

© Ray Goodfellow (Laid up in Calais during January 2012)

February 22nd 2012 (11:45 CET): Departed Calais for Dunkerque and lay up.

© Craig Nelson  © Craig Nelson

© Craig Nelson (Dunkerque)

July 2012: Renamed MOLIERE and re-registered in Valletta, Malta.

© Jean-Guy Hagelstein  © Jean-Guy Hagelstein

© Jean-Guy Hagelstein

July 4th 2012: Went to ARNO Dunkerque.

© Jean-Guy Hagelstein  © Jean-Guy Hagelstein

© Jean-Guy Hagelstein

July 6th 2012: Departed ARNO’s and returned to her original berth in Dunkerque.

July 17th 2012 (18:45 CET): Departed Dunkerque for Portland, United Kingdom for what was believed to be an underwater survey.

July 19th 2012: Departed Portland for Tilbury, United Kingdom.

July 20th 2012: Arrived at Tilbury and entered the dock system.

October 24th 2012: It was announced that the Moliere had been chartered to DFDS Seaways for service between Dover and Dunkerque. The vessel is due to be renamed DIEPPE SEAWAYS and will fly the French flag. She will replace the DELFT SEAWAYS which will transfer to the Dover-Calais service in place of the DEAL SEAWAYS which is to be returned to her owners Brittany Ferries.

October 26th 2012: Departed Tilbury bound for Dunkerque.

October 27th 2012: Arrived in Dunkerque.

© Jean-Guy Hagelstein

© Jean-Guy Hagelstein

November 3rd 2012: Departed dry dock.

© Julien Carpentier  © Jean-Guy Hagelstein

© Julien Carpentier (Left) and © Jean-Guy Hagelstein (Right)

November 6th 2012: Left Dunkerque for Calais and replaced DEAL SEAWAYS on Dover – Calais.

© Andreas Wörteler

© Andreas Wörteler

© Nigel Thornton  © Jean-Guy Hagelstein

© Nigel Thornton (Left) and © Jean-Guy Hagelstein (Right)

© Ed Connell  © Ed Connell

© Ed Connell

© Carsten Dettmer   © Carsten Dettmer

© Carsten Dettmer (Both)

February 9th 2014: Came off service and sailed for refit in Gdansk (eta 11/02/2014).

© Gena Amfimov   © Gena Amfimov

© Gena Amfimov   © Gena Amfimov

© Gena Anfimov (all)

February 28th 2014: Completed refit and departed Gdansk for Calais (eta 02/03/2014).

March 2nd 2014: Arrived in Calais.

March 3rd 2014: Resumed service.

© Ray Goodfellow  © Ray Goodfellow

© Ray Goodfellow (Dover, 03/03/2014)

© Mike Jackson  © Mike Jackson

© Mike Jackson  © Mike Jackson

© Mike Jackson (all)

© Julien Carpentier © Julien Carpentier

 © Julien Carpentier (Calais, 04/03/2014)

May 2014: Reported to have been sold to Stena RoRo. Registered owner now Stena Line North Sea Limited.

May 1st 2014: A fire was reported to have started in the vessels boiler room. Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) attended the scene. ” The Port of Dover advises customers that a small fire is currently being dealt with on the DFDS ferry Dieppe Seaways. Kent Fire & Rescue is in attendance and the ferry’s on-board systems have been containing the fire”.

Summary

On 1 May 2014, the DFDS A/S ferry Dieppe Seaways was approaching the Eastern Ferry Terminal at the Port of Dover when an uncontrolled fire broke out in the furnace of the port thermal oil heater.

The investigation has identified that a crack in the thermal oil heater coil allowed thermal oil to enter the furnace, resulting in an uncontrolled furnace fire. It is concluded that the coil failed as a result of stress caused by the weld securing the refractory insulation support plate.

Safety issues

  • Importance of positive control of firefighting efforts with ship’s master retaining overall responsibility for the safety of the ship and crew.
  • The overarching requirement for the command team to continually review actions taken by both ship’s crew and shore firefighters ensuring that their actions are complementary and do not compromise each other’s safety.
  • Maintenance records must be comprehensive highlighting equipment failures/deficiencies to allow inspections and surveys to focus on high risk areas.

Recommendations

Recommendations have been made to the thermal oil heater manufacturer, Prozess-Wärmeträgertechnik GmbH (2015/148), to investigate alternative methods of securing the refractory insulation plate; the ship’s classification society, Det Norske Veritas Germanischer Lloyd (2015/149), to provide additional guidance to its surveyors with regard to examining thermal oil heaters; Kent Fire and Rescue Service (2015/150) in respect of shipboard training and procedures; and both Det Norske Veritas Germanischer Lloyd and DFDS A/S (2015/151), to review the suitability of dry powder as a fixed fire-extinguishing medium for use in thermal oil heater furnaces.

Extract from Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) Report

May 5th 2014: Returned to service.

© Carsten Dettmer

© Carsten Dettmer

June 28th-1st July 2014: DFDS Seaways regret to advise due to essential maintenance of the DIEPPE SEAWAYS the following Dover-Calais services have been cancelled between Saturday 28th June to Tuesday 01st July 2014″.

© Ray Goodfellow  © Ray Goodfellow

© Ray Goodfellow  © Ray Goodfellow

© Ray Goodfellow (all)

November 29th 2014(18.22 hrs): Final arrival in Dover.

© Julien Carpentier  © Julien Carpentier

© Julien Carpentier (Last day in service seen departing the Port of Calais 30/11/2014)

November 29th 2014 (20.25 hrs): Final arrival in Calais before being retired from service at the end of her charter.

November 29th 2014: Arrived in Dunkerque.

December 7th 2014: Departure for Gdynia/Gdansk.

December 8th 2014: Announcement made that the Dieppe Seaways will enter service with Stena Line on the Holyhead to Dublin route in 2015. The vessel will be renamed ‘Stena Superfast X’.

STENA LINE INCREASES CAPACITY ON ITS DUBLIN-HOLYHEAD SERVICE

Stena Line has today announced that it will be adding extra tonnage to expand its Dublin to Holyhead service in early 2015.  Following months of speculation the company has confirmed that it will be replacing the Stena Nordica with a larger ropax vessel, Stena Superfast X.

Stena Superfast X is a sister ship of the award winning Stena Superfast VII and VIII ships which the company currently operates on the Irish Sea.  It has capacity for up to 1,200 passengers and provides almost 2 km of lane space to accommodate a mix of car and freight traffic.

Ian Davies, Stena Line’s Route Manager (Irish Sea South) said: “Providing additional capacity and facilities to expand our Dublin- Holyhead route is an important strategic development for Stena Line on the Irish Sea at this time.  Our freight and travel customers will now be able to benefit from an enhanced service on this key trade and tourism gateway at a time when commercial and leisure traffic between Ireland and Britain are showing really encouraging signs of future growth.

Ian added: “By introducing a much larger ship onto the route, we are demonstrating our confidence and commitment to a trade and tourism gateway which will play a key part in helping to drive forward the economies on both sides of the Irish Sea.  In the last 5 years alone Stena Line has invested over £250m across its Irish Sea operations and we are confident that the improving economic climate in Ireland and Britain will show that this significant resource commitment has been extremely well timed.  As the major tourism gateway into Ireland it is important that Dublin benefits from the best possible transport links.  We are looking forward to our enhanced passenger service into Dublin in 2015 playing its part in helping to drive up visitor numbers next year and in the years ahead.”

Superfast X is currently being modified and fully refitted before taking up her position on the Dublin-Holyhead service in early 2015.  The vessel will have a range of facilities including dedicated passenger and freight driver lounges, Barista Coffee House, Met Bar and Grill, a retail shopping outlet and other areas for passengers to relax and enjoy their crossing including Stena Line’s award winning signature premium lounge, Stena Plus.

Source: Afloat.ie

December 10th 2014: Anticipated ETA Gdynia.

February 2015: Renamed Stena Superfast X and transferred to the UK flag, registered in Cardiff.

February 22nd 2015: Departed Gdynia for Holyhead.

© Jacub Bogucki  © Jacub Bogucki

© Jacub Bogucki  © Jacub Bogucki

© Jakub Bogucki

February 26th 2015: Arrived at Holyhead for berthing trials.

© Mike Griffiths  © Mike Griffiths

© Mike Griffiths

© Mike Griffiths

8th March 2015: First arrival in Dublin for berthing trials.

© Gordon Hislip

© Gordon Hislip (Dublin, 08/03/2015)

9th March 2015: Entered service between Holyhead and Dublin replacing the Stena Nordica.

© Ben Bartlett (MidShip Photos)  © Ben Bartlett (MidShip Photos)

© Ben Bartlett

11th March 2015: Officially launched in Dublin by by Stena Line Chairman Dan Sten Olsson and Irish broadcast personality Kathryn Thomas.

February – March 2017: Refit Harland and Wolff (H&W), Belfast.

March 5th 2017: Resumed service sporting new livery.

© Mike Griffiths

© Mike Griffiths

January 14th 2020: Services Belfast – Cairnryan.

January 23rd 2020: Services Rosslare – Cherbourg.

February 4th 2020: Services Dublin – Holyhead before returning to Belfast – Cairnryan.

February 2020: Media announcement that she will be chartered, for five years, to Corsica Linea during the summer of 2020 for North African (Algerian) services. She will allegedly receive a retro refit with the addition of more cabins and the opportunity will be taken to fit exhaust scrubbers. She will be French registered and renamed A NEPITA.

A Nepita, eighth ship of CORSICA linea

Feb. 5 2020

With its transport capacity of 1,200 passengers and nearly 2,000 linear meters of freight transport, this ROPAX mixed cargo ship fits perfectly into the modernization strategy of our fleet and confirms our “business model”, based on a balance between freight and passenger traffic.

This new vessel will undergo a major technical shutdown in March and April 2020 , with the aim of improving its environmental performance by installing the smoke treatment system (scrubbers), reducing sulfur emissions by 90% and by 80% the emission of fine particles and to increase its reception capacity, up to 158 cabins .

It will serve Algeria from the summer of 2020, becoming the most modern vessel in service on this destination.

Focus on its main features:

Length : 203 m
Beam : 25.70 m
Speed : 22 knots
Capacity : 1930 linear meters, i.e. 140 trailers and 100 cars
1200 passengers
158 cabins + 1 lounge armchair
Its name : A Nepita, reference to our Corsican marjoram, endemic plant and emblematic of our island biodiversity
A regular growth cycle and 150 jobs created

This is what this new charter implies, consolidating the position of CORSICA linea as the second employer of French sailors and the first employer of French sailors in the Mediterranean. A unique fact in the French maritime economy, since our company will have created 200 jobs for sailors since its birth in 2016.

An approach driven by a strong conviction in the importance of a structured maritime sector, with reinforced training means and job creation for the youth in particular.

An eighth ship, like our three pillars: customer satisfaction, energy transition and social commitment

Since its creation in 2016, CORSICA linea has embarked on the path of sustainable development, building its development on three fundamental pillars – customer satisfaction, energy transition, social commitment . Our commitment to this business project reflects the essential bond of trust that our company applies every day to weave and strengthen towards our employees as well as towards our freight and passenger customers and all the stakeholders with whom we work daily. between Marseille and Corsica. Building this relationship of trust involves:

the registration of our company in an economic sustainability, which materializes always better and more thanks to the care that our teams, on board as on shore brings to our customer service – before, during and after the crossing. Because constantly reinventing the on-board experience that we offer to our customers is the very essence of our mission; the constant improvement of the energy performance of our ships in order to preserve the environment and in the context of a strong public health issue; the development of our territorial roots, for the benefit of the socio-economic development of the territories served.

Source: Corsica Linea

© Corsica Linea
© Corsica Linea

March 3rd 2020: Came off service at Belfast and sailed for Piraeus.

March 10th 2020: Arrived in Piraeus.

© Dimitris Mentakis (Piraeus, 10/03/2020)

© Dimitris Mentakis (Perama, 25/05/2020)

June 8th 2020: Left Piraeus for Marseille.

June 16th 2020: Registered to Maximaria Marine Co Ltd, Marseille, France and renamed A NEPITA

June 23rd 2020: Anticipated with Corsica Linea on the Marseille / Bastia and Marseille / Ajaccio routes. It had been planned that the ship would operate to Algeria.

Initially assigned to serve Algeria in the summer of 2020, CORSICA linea sees its fleet plan modified due to the COVID-19 crisis, and will temporarily sail to Corsica from July to September 2020. It will thus carry out the Corsica-Continent connection from June 23 on the Marseille / Bastia and Marseille / Ajaccio lines.

Now equipped with a smoke treatment system (scrubbers), She will make 2 crossings on Bastia and 2 crossings on Ajaccio, each week from June 23. Then, from mid-August, it will serve the Marseille / Ajaccio line at the rate of 7 crossings per week. Throughout the summer season, these will be day and night crossings, in compliance with the sanitary measures in force, depending on the evolution of the situation linked to COVID-19.

© Nicolas Levy

© Nicolas Levy

© Nicolas Levy  © Nicolas Levy

© Nicolas Levy  © Nicolas Levy

© Nicolas Levy

June 24th 2020: Corsica Linea services.

© Nicolas Levy  © Nicolas Levy

© Nicolas Levy  © Nicolas Levy

© Nicolas Levy

© Nicolas Levy (Ajaccio, 10/08/2021)

August 2022: Services Marseille – Porto Vecchio/Propriano (Sunday only,  Marseille – Ajaccio).

© Nicolas Levy  © Nicolas Levy

© Nicolas Levy  © Nicolas Levy

© Nicolas Levy

© Nicolas Levy (Ajaccio, 14/08/2022)

2023 (Summer): Services Marseille – Propriano (Sunday Marseille – Ajaccio).

© Nicolas Levy © Nicolas Levy © Nicolas Levy © Nicolas Levy © Nicolas Levy

🆕 © Nicolas Levy (Ajaccio, 13/08/2023)

All information is believed to be correct and no responsibility is accepted for any errors or omissions found. All items included in this article are subject to © copyright. We would like to take this opportunity of thanking: Ben Bartlett (MidShip Photos), Benji’, Joe Canavan, Julien Carpentier (MyFerryShip), Co de Vos, Carsten Dettmer, The Ferryman, Robert Fournier, Marc Fournet, Mike Griffiths, Chris Hunsicker, Cedric Hacke, Jean-Guy Hagelstein, W.J.Hoendervanger (www.wjmaritiem.nl), Pieter Inpyn, Michael Jackson, Cornelis Koppenburg (www.photomaassluis.com), Lucas Latreche, Dimitris Mentakis, Craig Nelson, Pascal (Pascal’s Shipspotting Album), Sebastiaan Toufekoulas, Corsica Linea, Simonwp and Andreas Wörteler for their assistance in compiling this feature.

Special thanks goes to Gena Anfimov, Jakub Bogucki and NicolasLevy.

Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)

One Comment

  1. MacGregor confirming rumours that Dieppe Seaways is bound for the Irish Sea next year
    http://www.cargotec.com/en-global/newsroom/releases/press-releases/Pages/macgregor-conversion-expertise-secures-new-order-from-1851367-Wed-27-Aug-2014-11-00.aspx

    DFDS where also quoted in the french press last week saying she is leaving them in November to return her owner (Stena).
    « Le Dieppe Seaways, navire qui a toujours été affrété par DFDS Seaways, sera rendu en novembre 2014 à son propriétaire, déclare un porte-parole de DFDS Seaways France. DFDS Seaways et son département fleet management travaillent actuellement pour trouver une solution à cette situation. »
    http://m.nordlittoral.fr/accueil/stena-reprend-l-ex-moliere-a-dfds-ia0b0n136335

    Also, the Stena Annual summary states they purchased Dieppe Seaways in January ’14 (see subsequent events at http://reports.stena.com/en/financialstatements/thefinancialyearins/the-financial-year-.html)

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