ML Freyja
© Aleksi Lindström (Rotterdam, (Rotterdam, 04/09/2022)
Steel twin screw “NAOS P354” motor vessel built in 2017 by Cantiere Navale Visentini S.r.l. (Yard No 232) as a Ro-Ro Cargo Ship.
Technical Data
- Length: 191.40 m (overall) 181.85 m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth: 26.2 m
- Depth: 9.53 m
- Draught: 7.60 m
- Tonnage: 24133 gross/7239 net/12784t deadweight
- Engines: 2 x Caterpillar-MaK’ 6 Cylinder M43C diesel engines
- Power: 2 x 7200 kW/HP
- Speed: 19.0 knots
- Capacity: 2.754lane metres/956 TEU/12 passengers
- Call Sign: IBRT
- MMSI Number: 247386800
- IMO Number: 9799977
- DNV id Number: 40400
- Port of Registry: Venice/Italy 🇮🇹
- Half-sister: South Enabler (236)
Current AIS Location
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History
November 16th 2015: Contract date.
December 18th 2015: Keel laid.
June 29th 2017: Completed as FREYJA for Owner/Manager: Visemar Di Navigazione S.R.L. Operator: Visemar di Naigazione, Sub-chartered to Mann Lines for Gothenburg – Zeebrugge.
© Fabian Vornholt (Kiel, 09/12/2017)
December 2017: Charter completed at Zeebrugge and handed back to her owners.
December 23rd 2017: Sailed from Zeebrugge to Harwich.
December 28th 2017: Called at Cuxhaven showing destination as Hanko, Finland.
January 3rd 2018: Hanko (Finland) – Paldiski (Estonia) – Turku (Finland) – Bremerhaven Germany) – Harwich (Britain) – Cuxhaven (Germany) and back to the Baltic.
April 10th 2019: Collided with the berthed STENA FORETELLER upon its departure from Cuxhaven. The ship also damaged several fender plates. Then the bridge dock hit the gantry crane of the Cuxport-Terminal. After surveys and investigations were completed, the ship was released and left the port on April 11th.
© Robert J Smith (Felixstowe, 20/08/2019)
September 2019: Paldiski (Estonia) – Turku (Finland) – Bremerhaven (GDR) – Harwich (UK) – Zeebrugge (Bel) – Tilbury (UK) – Cuxhaven (GDR) – Paldiski (Estonia).
© Hans Esveldt (Rotterdam, 06/06/2021)
© Aleksi Lindström (Rotterdam, 04/09/2022)
© Aleksi Lindström (Rotterdam, 19/09/2021)
February 3rd 2025: Wallenius Sol acquired British Mann Lines.
June 2025: Redelivered to her owners. (Visemar Levante SRL c/o Visemar di Navigazione)
June 17th 2025: Came off service at Zeebrugge and sailed for Algeciras. Services continued by SOUTH ENABLER.
June 22nd 2025: Arrived Algeciras.
June 25th 2025: Arrived Cagliari.
June 27th 2025: Arrived Marina di Carrara for a new long-term charter with Grendi Trasporti Marittimi. Anticipated she will be renamed GRENDI STAR and operate services linking mainland Italy (Marina di Carrara, Tuscany) with Sardinia (Cagliari and Olbia).
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: Hans Esveldt, Aleksi Lindström, Robert J Smith, Fabian Vornholt and Andreas Wörteler for their assistance in producing this feature.
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