{"id":45071,"date":"2026-06-06T10:22:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T08:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/?page_id=45071"},"modified":"2026-06-06T10:34:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T08:34:55","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/?page_id=45071","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/?page_id=45060\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"45060\">Back to\u00a0Ship<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;History<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>12\/3\/2008<\/td><td>Building contract<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>Start of Production<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5\/6\/2008<\/td><td>Keel laid<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>Launch<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11\/4\/2011<\/td><td>Delivered to Visemar Di Navigazione S.R.L., Bari, Italy.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12\/4\/2011<\/td><td>Sold to Caronte SRL. Operated Caronte &amp; Tourist.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3\/5\/2011<\/td><td>Termini Imerese &#8211; Salerno<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19\/11\/2012<\/td><td>Civitavecchia &#8211; Termini Imerese route, operated with GNV.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>21\/6\/2013<\/td><td>Genova &#8211; Palermo route.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16\/9\/2013<\/td><td>Laid up at Messina, Italy.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12\/2013<\/td><td>Charter to Irish Ferries.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12\/2013<\/td><td>Dublin &#8211; Holyhead route.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2\/2014<\/td><td>New owner Irish Ferries Ltd. Continue Italian flag. New name Epsilon.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10\/2\/2016<\/td><td>Cars damaged due to storm.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>30\/5\/2022<\/td><td>Sold to Morani Shipping Co Ltd, Dublin, Ireland (Euroafrica Ltd). Continue Irish Ferries service end of 2023.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12\/2023<\/td><td>End of charter to Irish Ferries. Drydocking at Belfast.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>23\/1\/2024<\/td><td>\u015awinouj\u015bcie &#8211; Trelleborg route, operated Unity Line.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back to\u00a0Ship &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;History 12\/3\/2008 Building contract Start of Production 5\/6\/2008 Keel laid Launch 11\/4\/2011 Delivered to Visemar Di Navigazione S.R.L., Bari, Italy. 12\/4\/2011 Sold to Caronte SRL. 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