Blue Carrier 1

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Blue Carrier 1 moored at Quay in Akandia Harbour Port of Rhodes 4 August 2025.jpg
Blue Carrier 1 at Rhodes in August 2025
History
Name
  • Maersk Anglia (2000–2010)
  • Anglia Seaways (2010–2019)
  • Blue Carrier 1 (2019–present) [1]
Owner
Operator
  • Norfolkline (2000-2010)
  • DFDS Seaways (2010-2011)
  • Seatruck Ferries (2011-2012)
  • DFDS Seaways (2012)
  • Seatruck Ferries
  • DFDS Seaways (2014)
  • Blue Star Ferries (2019–present)
Port of registry
Builder Guangzhou Shipyard International, China [2]
Yard number7130011 [2]
Laid down11 June 1999 [2]
CompletedMay 2000 [2]
Maiden voyage8 July 2000
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics [1] [2]
Tonnage
  • 13,073  GT
  • 4,650  NT
Displacement11,400 tons
Length142.5 m (467 ft 6 in)
Beam23.2 m (76 ft 1 in)
Height38.4 m (126 ft 0 in) (keel to mast)
Draft5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)
Depth13.15 m (43 ft 2 in)
Decks3
Installed power2 ×  Sulzer 8ZAL40S (2 × 5,370 kW)
PropulsionTwo shafts; controllable pitch propellers
Speed18.5 knots (34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph)
Capacity
  • 1,680 lane metres
  • 121 trailers
  • 12 Passengers

Blue Carrier 1 is a roll-on/roll-off ferry built in 2000 for Norfolkline and now operates in the Aegean Sea for Blue Star Ferries.

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History

Norfolk Line

The vessel was built at the Guangzhou Wenchong shipyard in China for Norfolkline, originally being named Maersk Anglia. The vessel first operated on the Scheveningen to Felixstowe route until 2006 when it was moved onto the Vlaardingen 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 remaining 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 to Rotterdam route which she remained on until 30 April when the vessel was moved onto the Rosyth to Zeebrugge route.

In late May 2012 she was again chartered to Seatruck Ferries and operated on the Heysham to Warrenpoint route. In April 2014 the repainted ship operates for DFDS between Kiel and Kronstadt.

Attica Group

In May 2019 it was sold to the Attica Group. [3] [4] As of July 2019, she had 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. [5]

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 lane metres. It is powered by two Sulzer diesel engines which allow the vessel to reach a speed of 18 knots (21 mph). [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Blue Carrier 1 (9186649)" . Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy . Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Blue Carrier 1 (9186649)" . Sea-Web. S&P Global . Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "AGREEMENT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF A RO-RO CARGO VESSEL" (PDF). attica-group.com. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Ferries in the News Ships Monthly August 2019 page 10
  5. ↑ "New ferry boat acquired by Attica Group, renamed 'Blue Carrier 1'". 7 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "M/S MAERSK ANGLIA (2000)". Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved 23 May 2012.

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