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	Building contract
	Start of Production
25/6/1997	Keel laid
	Launch
30/6/1999	Delivered to Levantina Trasporti S.r.l., Bari, Italy
8/1999	Chartered to Cotunav, Tunis
8/1999	Tunis – France and Tunis – Italy services.
3/3/2000	Charter to Trasmediterranea. Barcelona – Palma de Mallorca route.
5/2001	Valencia – Palma De Mallorca route.
6/2001	Charter to Stena Line, Göteborg, Sweden.
7/2001	New name Svealand. Göteborg – Travemünde route.
26/7/2001	Charter to Scandlines Hansa. Trelleborg – Travemünde route.
17/4/2003	Charter to Scandlines AG. Kiel – Klaipeda route.
8/2004	Sold to Rederi Ab Hornet, Nassau, Bahamas. Continue charter to Scandlines.
4/7/2005	New owner Stena Bermuda Line Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas.
1/2006	Charter to TT Line. Trelleborg – Travemünde route.
2/3/2006	Sold to Lisco Baltic Service, Klaipeda, Lithuania (DFDS Lisco)
4/2006	Delivered to new owner. Lithuanian flag.
5/2006	New name Lisco Optima. Klaipeda – Kiel route.
25/5/2009	Karlshamn – Klaipeda route.
21/2/2011	Klaipeda – Kiel route.
30/9/2011	Karlshamn – Klaipeda route.
4/4/2012	New name Optima Seaways.
6/1/2020	Paldiski – Kapellskär route.
1/7/2020	Karlshamn – Klaipeda route.
2/1/2021	Dunkerque – Rosslare route.
27/6/2022	Paldiski – Kapellskär route.