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MV Cerdic Ferry – Past and Present

IMO Number: 7528635

MV Cenk T

Ex Sea Partner, Stena Partner, Freeway, European Freeway, Cerdic Ferry, Stena Transporter, Syria, Alpha Enterprise

© Bob Scott

© Bob Scott

Steel twin screw ‘Stena Searunner Class’ motor vessel built in 1978 by Hyundai Shipbuilders & Heavy Industries, Ulsan, South Korea (Yard No 649) as a Passenger/RoRo Cargo ship

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History

In total, 11 vessels of the Stena Searunner design were built by Hyundai Heavy Industries, South Korea, and the first vessel was delivered in 1977. Those vessels remaining in service are operated by a number of operators around the world and as a group they are considered to be one of the most successful classes of RoRo vessels ever built.

February 1st 1978: Launched as APLHA ENTERPRISE.

May 31st 1978: Delivered to Stena Container Line Ltd, London, England.

May 31st 1978: Immediately chartered to Arghiris Line, Greece.

© Simonwp

© Simonwp (Hull, 13/05/1979)

May 31st 1978: Immediately chartered to Arghiris Line, Greece.

April 28th 1979 – May 14th 1979: Chartered to North Sea Ferries B.V. Rozenburg for services between Rotterdam – Hull.

May 15th 1979 – July 14th 1979: Rebuilt by Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven GmbH, Bremerhaven, Germany with more passenger facilities aft, side mounted sponsons and weather decks.

© Wolfgang Fricke

© Wolfgang Fricke (Bremerhaven, 01/07/1979)

September 1979: Chartered to Hellas Ferries Co Ltd, Greece and renamed SYRIA.

September 1979: Services between Volos (Greece) – Tartus (Syria).

March 16th 1981 – December 23rd 1981: Lengthened by 30.6 m at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven GmbH, Bremerhaven, Germany. Also had added more passenger facilities and accommodation.

1981: Transferred to Polyzena Maritime Co Ltd, Limassol, Cyprus (Hellas Ferries Co Ltd Managers).

May 1982 – April 1983: Chartered to European Ferries Ltd., London for Townsend Thoresen services between Felixstowe – Europoort.

© Bob Scott

 © Bob Scott (Felixstowe 01/04/1982)

© Simonwp

🆕© Simonwp (Europoort, May 1982)

© Simonwp

© Simonwp (13/09/1982) (Left) 🆕 © Simonwp (Felixstowe, December 1983)

1983: Renamed STENA TRANSPORTER (Swedish Caledonian Marine Management).

© Simonwp

© Simonwp  (Immingham, 23/04/1984)

June 12th 1984 – September 23rd 1984: Chartered to TT-SAGA Line for services between Trelleborg – Travemünde.

© Capt Jan Melchers  © Capt Jan Melchers  

© Capt Jan Melchers

1984: Chartered to Cobelfret, Antwerp for services between Zeebrügge – Immingham.

1984 – 1985: Registered Owner; Finska Foretags Finian AB. Registered Manager; O/Y Hango Ship Owners A/B

1985: Chartered to Townsend Thoresen European Ferries and renamed CERDIC FERRY. Services between Felixstowe – Europoort

1986: Taken over by Lombard Charter hire Ltd, London, England. (Manager; Atlantic Steam Navigation)

© Simonwp  © Brian Fisher  

© Simonwp (10/06/1986) (Left) and © Brian Fisher (Right)

© Robert J Smith

© Robert J Smith

1987: Following the “HERALD” disaster, from spring onwards, pale blue funnels with P&O flag logo became the norm.

© Brian Fisher

© Brian Fisher

October 22nd 1987: Charter taken over by P&O European Ferries (Management) Felixstowe.

© Brian Fisher  © Patrick Hill  

© Brian Fisher (Left) and © Patrick Hill (Right)

© Ken Larwood  © Ken Larwood  

© Ken Larwood (both)

January 3rd 1992: Renamed EUROPEAN FREEWAY.

© Simonwp

© Tim Becker

April 1994: Sold to P &O European Ferries, London, England.

© Tony Garner

© Tony Garner

© Brian Fisher

© Brian Fisher

July 2002: Sold to Stena Line Ab, Göteborg.

August 1st 2002: Renamed FREEWAY.

September 15th 2002: Services between Harwich – Europort.

December 27th 2002: Left Harwich for refit in Poland.

January 2003: Renamed STENA PARTNER.

January 23rd 2003: Returned to service Harwich – Europort.

© Simonwp  © Derek Sands  

© Simonwp (17/06/2009) (Left) and © Derek Sands (Right)

© Andreas Wörteler    

© Andreas Wörteler  © Andreas Wörteler  

© Andreas Wörteler

December 20th 2010: Final service between Rotterdam – Harwich.

December 2010: Sold to Parner Sia, Mariehamn, Åland, Finland (Management Al Mare Consulting Ab, Mariehamn, Ålan, Finland) and renamed SEA PARTNER.

December 31st 2010: Left Rotterdam for refit in Tuzla, Turkey.

January 11th 2011: Arrived Tuzla, Gemak Shipyard, Turkey.

February 24th 2011: Chartered to Sea Lines, (Rederi Ab Lillgaard, Mariehamn) for services between Ilyichevsk – Tekirdag.

    

© Frank Behrends (Istanbul, 14/07/2012)

December 2012 – 2016: Service for Stena Sealine between Ilyichevsk (Ukraine) – Tekirdag (Turkey).

© Frank Behrends (Istanbul, 29/06/2013)

© Wil Weijsters © Wil Weijsters

© Wil Weijsters (Calvi, Corsica 14/06/2015)

March 2021: Still in service between Chornomorsk (Ukraine) – Karasu (Turkey)

April 21st 2021: Sold to Tekomarine Co, Derince, Turkey. Manager; Marmara Denizcilik AS, Istanbul and renamed CENK T

May 6th 2021: Resumed services Chornomorsk (Ukraine) – Karasu (Turkey)

August 7th 2021: Arrived in Tuzla (Turkey) for refit.

© Sergej Jevstignejev

© Sergej Jevstignejev (Leaving Tuzla 26/08/2021)

August 26th 2021: Arrived Yalova (Turkey)

September 8th 2021: Sailed for Karasu via Istanbul and resumed service..

September 29th 2022: Arrived in Lavrio.

October 1st 2022: Took up service Lavrio – Limassol – Thessaloniki – Lavrio.

January 5th 2024: Sailed to Tuzla, Turkey for services Constanta – Haydarpasa (Istanbul)/Korfez (Gulf of Izmit).

May 2024: Services Constanta – Poti. 

August 2024: Left Poti and sailed to Tuzla.

September 6th 2024: Arrived Tuzla and laid up.


All information is believed to be correct and no responsibility is accepted for any errors or omissions. All items included in this article are subject to © copyright. We would like to take this opportunity of thanking: Tim Becker, Frank Behrends, Brian Fisher, Wolfgang Fricke, Patrick Hill, Sergej Jevstignejev, Ken Larwood, Capt Jan Melchers, Derek Sands,  Simonwp, Bob Scott, Robert J Smith, Wil Weijsters and Andreas Wörteler for their assistance in producing this feature.

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

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