Last July 2019 there were rumours that Moby group have sold the ropax vessel BARBARA KRAHULIK to the German ferry operator TT Line.
In fact she was for sale together with her sister BENIAMINO CARNEVALE – http://broncoshipbrokers.com/shipdetails?pid=2694
Today Tuesday 29th October, 2019 she was seen heading to Gdansk, Poland –
As of today she’s still on the website of Tirrenia as part of the fleet – https://en.tirrenia.it/ships/espresso-ravenna/
Built in 1993 by IHC Offshore & Marine at Krimpen Aan Den Ijssel in Netherlands as VIA IONIO trading until February 1994 when she was renamed to ESPRESSO RAVENNA homeported at Palermo, Italy (ITA) and classed with Registro Italiano Navale (RINA). She is 150 m as loa with beam of 23 m. She can carry 95 passengers and 90 vehicles.
Here as BARBARA KRAHULIK entering Valletta, Malta on 21st June 2017.
During October 2019 rumours came up that Tirrenia CIN (Moby) are about to sell the another former Viamar vessel, BENIAMINO CARNEVALE to a Northern European shipowner for €12m. No new operator is named though it is suggested that both Unity Lines and TT-Line might be interested.
Today Tuesday 29th October, 2019 she was seen berthed at Livorno, Italy –
As of today she’s still on the website of Tirrenia as part of the fleet – https://en.tirrenia.it/ships/via-adriatico/
Built in 1992 by IHC Offshore & Marine at Krimpen Aan Den Ijssel in Netherlands as VIA ADRIATICO for Viamar Navigazione SpA, Italy sold to Compania Italiana de Navigazione (CIN) SpA, Naples, Italy in 2012 and in 2017 she was renamed to BENIAMINO CARNEVALE homeported at Palermo, Italy (ITA) and classed with Registro Italiano Navale (RINA). She is 150 m as loa with beam of 23 m. She can carry 95 passengers and 90 vehicles.
Images above are entering Porto di Catania on 11th May,2018.
And below entering Valletta, Malta on 24th September, 2018.
Both Ships were represented in Malta by SMS Shipping – www.sms.com.mt
Photos by Capt. Lawrence Dalli. Do not use these images without my permission. © All rights reserved. Malta Ship Photos & Action Photos – www.maltashipphotos.com
Published – Tuesday 29th October 2019
