MV Scottish Viking

Scottish Viking in July 2013
History
Name: Scottish Viking
Owner: Watling Street Ltd
Operator:
Port of registry: Bari,  Italy
Route: Ventspils-Nynäshamn
Builder: C.N. "Visentini" di Visentini Francesco & C, Porto Viro yard, Italy
Yard number: 221
Completed: 2009
Identification: IMO number: 9435454
Status: In service
General characteristics
Tonnage: 26,904 GRT
Length: 186 m (610.2 ft)
Beam: 25.6 m (84.0 ft)
Draught: 6.85 m (22.5 ft)
Installed power: 2 x MAN B&W 9L48/60B
Speed: 21.5 knots (40 km/h)
Capacity:
  • 830 passengers
  • 200 cars

Scottish Viking is a ferry operated by Stena Line between Ventspils and Nynäshamn.

She entered service in 2009 on route from Zeebrügge to Rosyth operated by Norfolkline. In 2010 sold to DFDS Seaways and since 2011 on route Ventspils - Nynäshamn by Scandlines. In 2012 sold to Stena Line, operates the same route.[1][2]

History

The Scottish Viking was constructed by the Visentini Shipyard in Italy in 2009 for Watling Street Ltd, during construction she was chartered to Norfolkline for services between Rosyth and Zeebrugge which they took over from Superfast Ferries when they withdrew from the service when MS Superfast X was sold to Veolia Transport in 2007, the Scottish Viking entered service and shortly after in July 2009, Norfolkline was bought by DFDS and later rebranded as DFDS Seaways in 2010 when Norfolkline along with DFDS Lisco and DFDS Tor Line where merged into DFDS Seaways to make one brand. DFDS operated the vessel for a short time before they withdrew her and replaced her with a freight vessel when the route became freight only, she was then chartered to Scandlines between the years of 2010 and 2011 before Stena Line took over the charter of the vessel in 2011 and continued the charter under their name, the ship still retains her original Norfolkline name and has not been renamed in between charters.

Routes Served

Rosyth,  Scotland - Zeebrugge,  Belgium (2009-2010)
Ventspils,  Latvia - Nynäshamn,  Sweden (2010–present)

References

  1. ↑ Ship facts
  2. ↑ Stena Line ships
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