MS ''Blue Carrier 1'' is a ro-ro ferry built in 2000 for Norfolkline BV and now operates in the

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for

Blue Star Ferries Blue Star Maritime S.A., operating under the brand name Blue Star Ferries, is a Greece-based company founded in 1993 which provides ferry services between the Greek mainland and the Aegean Islands. Blue Star Ferries is the biggest ferry company ...

History

Norfolk Line

The vessel was built at the Guangzhou Wenchong shipyard in China for

Norfolk Line Norfolkline was a European ferry operator and logistics company owned by Maersk. It provided freight ferry services on the English Channel, Irish Sea, and the North Sea; and passenger ferry services on the English Channel and Irish Sea; and lo ...

, originally being named ''Maersk Anglia''. The vessel first operated on the

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route until 2006 when it was moved onto the

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to Felixstowe route. In 2009 the vessel was moved to the Irish Sea and deployed on the Heysham to Dublin route.

DFDS Seaways

In July 2010 the vessel was sold to DFDS Seaways and renamed ''Anglia Seaways'' – but remained on the Heysham to Dublin route. In February 2011 the vessel was chartered to Seatruck Ferries and was deployed on the Heysham to Dublin route until 15 January 2012. Then she was transferred over to the Immingham-Rotterdam route which she remained on until 30 April when the vessel was moved onto the Rosyth-Zeebrugge route. In late May 2012 she was again chartered to

Seatruck Ferries Seatruck Ferries was a UK-based freight-only ferry company which commenced services in 1996. It became a subsidiary of CLdN RoRo, CLdN and was absorbed into the Luxembourg-based parent's overall brand as CLdN RoRo in February 2024. It operated ...

and operated on the Heysham-Warrenpoint route. In April 2014 the repainted ship operates for DFDS between Kiel and

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Attica Group

Following a May 2019 agreement between DFDS and

Attica Group Attica Holdings S.A. is an operator of international ferry services in Europe. Attica Group's operations include its subsidiaries Superfast Ferries, which began in 1995 with the launch of its first ships, Superfast I & Superfast II, and Blu ...

, the ship was sold to the latter for 12m euros. As of July 2019, she has been renamed Blue Carrier 1 and bears the Greek flag. It is expected to augment the ro-ro freight capacity of Attica Group in its Aegean sea routes.

Description

''Blue Carrier 1'' is a roll on-roll off freight ferry 142.5 metres in length capable of carrying 121 trailers or 1,680

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. It is powered by two Sulzer diesel engines which allow the vessel to reach a speed of .

References

External links

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dfdsgroup.com

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