Stena RoRo has expanded its fleet with the purchase of the RoRo ship Giuseppe Lucchesi, according to the company's release. The ship will be renamed the Stena Shipper and fly the Danish flag. In connection with the transaction, Stena RoRo is taking over a contract with the Tunisian shipping company Cotunav for service on the Rades - Marseille route. The seller is CIN (Compagnia Italiana di Navigazione S.p.A), a company in the Moby Lines S.p.A group of companies. The Stena Shipper was built in 2012 at the Danish shipyard Odense Yard.
“This acquisition is part of our continuing expansion of our fleet, broadening our offering and strengthening our position in the market,” says Per Westling, Managing Director, Stena RoRo. “The Stena Shipper is the last ship in a long series of sister ships built at the Danish Odense shipyard and has a large cargo capacity, which combined with a low fuel consumption, provides good environmental characteristics.”
Stena Shipper has a length of 193 meters, a draught of 7 meters, a beam of 26 meters, a capacity of 3,663 length meters distributed on 4 decks, and a speed of 21 knots.
Since 1977, Stena RoRo has led development of new marine RoRo, cargo and passenger concepts. The company leases about fifteen vessels to operators worldwide, both other Stena companies and third parties.