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22/3/1996Building contract
Start of Production
15/4/1997Keel laid
2/1998Launch
1/9/1998Delivered to Cenargo International Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas
10/1998Charter to Und RoRo, Istanbul, Turkey.
1/1999Owner V Ships (UK) Douglas, Isle Of Man
15/2/1999Merchant Ferries service Liverpool – Dublin route.
4/2002Operator Norse Merchant Ferries, continue same route.
10/2002Norfolklines service, Dunkerque – Dover route
8/11/2002Docking at ARNO Dunkerque
17/12/2004Collision in harbour at Doiver due to bad weather.
18/12/2004Repaired at ARNO Dunkerque
10/2005Liverpool – Dublin route.
12/11/2005Voyage fromLiverpool to siros , Greece
11/2005New name Europax Appia
12/2005Planned to charter Italian company, but deal cancelled.
12/12/2005Owner Daybreak Shipping, Ltd, Liverpool, UK
22/2/2006Charter to Balearia. New name Paul Casals
2006Palma-Barcelona route
5/2007Valencia – Palma route
7/2008Charter to Caronte & Tourist.  Messina – Salerno route. Later back to Balearia.
29/10/2008 Pau Casals encountered strong winds and rough seas. The bow door alarm was activated and more
water than normal was observed on the CCTV
11/2008Charter to Terrabalt ( Ave Line) Lithuania. New name  Ave Luebeck.
30/12/2008Voyage from Gibraltar to Sherness
3/1/2009Laid up near Sherness due to cancel of charter.
4/2009Docking at ARNO Dunkerque. New name T Rex.
4/2009Charter to T-Link Lines, Italy. Genova – Termini Imerese route.
12/2009Charter to CoTuNav Marseille – Tunis route in place of an arrested Tor Humbria.
12/12/2009Laid up
3-5/2010Charter to NorfolkLine Birkenhead – Dublin route.
14/5/2010Charter to LD Lines
25/5/2010Docking at ARNO Dunkerque. New name Norman Trader.
30/5-6/9/2010Boulogne – Dover route.
14/9/2010Docking at Amsterdam.
20/11/2010Laid up at Tilbury.
5/1-22/2/2011Charter to LD Lines Le Havre – Portsmouth route.
23/2/2011Laid up at Tilbury.
4/4-6/7/2011Charter to P&O Line Dublin – Liverpool route.
8/6-22/6/2011Charter to Stena Line Holyhead – Dublin route.
23/6-30/6/2011Charter to P&O Line Dublin – Liverpool route.
7/2011Laid up at Falmouth
5/2013Sold to Stena Line
26/5/2013Drydocking at Remontowa, Poland. New name Stena Alegra.
8/7/2013Karlskrona – Gdynia route.
19/9/2013Stopped at Gdynia after fail Port State Control.
28/10/2013Grounded near Karlskrona on Simone storm.
1-6/2014Chartered to Interislander, New Zealand. Wellington – Picton route
17/1/2014Returned back to harbour after suffering loosing power.
8/4/2014Hull damaged when hit a pier  at Wellington
8/5/2014Lost propeller blade, take few days to repair
7/2014Laid up Batam , Singapore
2015Refurbished on Singapore
6/20155 years charter to Interislander, New Zealand . Wellington – Picton route
7/2015New name Kaiarahi. Operated Interislander.
10/2017Owner Stena Finance BV.
11/2019Sold to Kiwirail Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand.