MV Akka
Ex Nils Holgersson
© Marcus S (Travemunde, 19/03/2026)
Steel twin azipod/screw motor vessel built in 2001 by SSW Fähr and Spezialschiffbau GmbH, Bremerhaven (Yard No 2000) as Passenger ship/Ferry/ Ro-Ro ship .
Technical Data
- Length: 190.7 m (overall) 175 m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth: 29.5 m
- Depth: 14.65 m
- Draught: 6.20 m
- Tonnage: 36468 gross/10940 net/6885t deadweight
- Engines: Dual fuel bio-LNG/Two x MaK 8M43, Two x MaK7M 43 and 1 x MaK 6M32 diesels
- Power: 28392kW/HP
- Speed: 22 knots
- Capacity: 744 passengers/2685 lane meters/169 freight trailers
- Call Sign: DNPI
- MMSI Number: 211343680
- IMO Number: 9217230
- RI Number: 106358
- Port of Registry: Bahamas 🇧🇸, Trelleborg/Sweden 🇸🇪, Lubeck/Germany 🇩🇪
- Sister-Ship: Peter Pan (2001)
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History
November 29th 1999: Building contract.
February 14th 2000: Keel laid.
August 19th 2000: Launched and christened by Frau Dr. Brirgitte Oetcker.
February 2nd 2001: Trials but, suffered engine problems.
February 2001: To be delivered to TT-Line, but postponed when the azipods failed during trials. They were sent back to Siemens in Berlin for repair.
June 28th 2001: After the azipods had been repaired, further trials
July 16th 2001: Delivered to TT Line, Hamburg, Germany.
July 23rd 2001: Service between Trelleborg – Travemünde.
March 16th 2002: Suffered engine failure and ran aground. No major damage to the ship.
August 28th 2002 – September 5th 2002: Further problems with the azipods and was sent to Lloyd Werft, Bremerhaven for repairs.
September 7th 2002: Services Trelleborg – Travemünde.
© Andreas Worteler (Travemunde, 27/03/2004)
March 2006: Arrived at Aker Finnyard, Helsinki, for engine conversion.
April 7th 2006: Returned to Trelleborg and made a single trip Trelleborg – Rostock.
April 8th 2006: Services Travemünde – Trelleborg.
© Simonwp (Travemunde, 01/04/2010)
© Andreas Worteler (Travemunde, 24/04/2010)
May 3rd 2012: Whilst manoeuvring in Travemunde, collided with URD. Suffered bow damage and was taken out of service.
May 5th 2012: Arrived at Öresundsvarvet, Landskrona for repairs.
May 25th 2012: Returned to service.
December 12th 2015 – January 10th 2016: Exhaust scrubbers fitted at Öresundsvarvet, Landskrona.
January 11th 2016: Returned to service.
© Gena Anfimov (Klaipeda, 11/08/2020)
© Gena Anfimov (Klaipeda, 24/08/2020)
February 4th 2022: Left Trelleborg for Klaipeda.
February 5th 2022: Arrived in Klaipeda for refit.
February 7th 2022: Renamed to AKKA .
February 9th 2022: Returned to service.
© Tim Becker (Travemunde,18/02/2023)
April 29th 2023: Chartered to carry Finnish troops. Left Trelleborg for Naantali.
May 1st 2023: Arrived in Naantali and after loading left for Oskarshamn.
May 2nd 2023: Arrived in Oskarshamn and then left for Klaipeda for regular services including Klaipeda – Karlshamn – Trelleborg – Swinoujscie – Rostock – Travemünde.
May 10th 2023: Left Trelleborg for Ystad.
May 11th 2023: Arrived in Ystad to load the Finnish troops for Naantali.
May 12th 2023: Arrived in Naantali, then left for Trelleborg and regular service routes.
© Gena Anfimov (Klaipeda, 28/03/2024)
December 12th 2024: Arrived Gdansk for dry-docking.
December 17th 2024: Left Gdansk for Karlshamn.
January 2025: Chartered to Attica, Greece.
January 27th 2025 – February 1st 2025: Sailed from Travemünde through the Kiel Canal to Gibraltar.
February 2nd 2025 – February 5th 2025: Sailed on from Gibraltar to Astakos.
February 5th 2025: Arrived in Astakos.
February 12th 2025: Sailed from Astakos to Patras.
2025: Services Ancona – Igoumenitsa – Patras.
February 15th 2025: Superfast services Patras – Igoumenitsa – Venice.
September 2025 – February 6th 2026: Services Bari – Igoumenitsa – Patras.
2025: Successfully operated using bio-LNG during the year.
February 6th 2026: Charter to Superfast completed.
February 6th 2026: Last arrival in Patras. Sailed to Astakos.
February 6th 2026: Sailed from Astakos to Almeria.
February 12th 2026 – February 16th 2026; Sailed from Almeria to Vigo.
February 19th 2026 – February 22nd 2026: Sailed from Vigo to Vlissingen.
February 22nd 2026 – February 24th 2026: Sailed from Vlissingen to Trelleborg.
February 24th 2026: Arrived in Trelleborg.
February 26th 2026: Service for TT Line services Trelleborg – Rostock – Travemunde.
© Tim Becker (Travemunde, 28/02/2026}
February 2026: Services Trelleborg – Rostock – Tavemunde – Swinouiscie.
May 9th 2026: Handed over to Hibernia Line for chartered services Boulogne (France) – Ringaskiddy (Cork).
🆕 © Tim Becker (Travemunde, 10/05/2026)
May 14th 2026: Came off service at Trelleborg and sailed for Gdansk.
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