Akranes

The "Breñas Cargo" has entered service on July 30 and arrived in Santa Cruz de La Palma on Aug 1. The vessel has joined Fred. Olsen Cargo Express' service, starting its first route on the Las Palmas, Puerto del Rosario, and Arrecife route, thus launching a three-weekly roll-on/roll-off service connecting with the islands of Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, and Lanzarote.The vessel has been registered in Spain and registered in the Las Palmas naval registry. After spending time at Astican for an overhaul and painting with Fred Olsen's corporate image, ste set out for sea trials on July 29and returned in the afternoon preparing for the beginning of the new service: Report with photo: https://www.puentedemando.com/el-rolon-brenas-cargo-entra-hoy-en-servicio-y-el-primero-de-agosto-llegara-a-la-palma/

The Smyril Line has sold the 'Akranes' to Fred Olsen Express. The ship will be handed over to its new owner in Las Palmas on Gran Canaria in June or July. Next year, Smyril Line will take delivery of 2 newbuildings from a Chinese shipyard, one of which will replace the 'Akranes'. Until the newbuilding is delivered, the shipping company will charter the necessary replacement tonnage. Fred Olsen Express will deploy the 'Akranes', which will change its name to 'Breñas Cargo', on a route connecting La Palma with the islands of Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote. The route is currently served by two ships that the shipping company took over from Finnlines last year, but will be expanded with the 'Breñas Cargo' once it is delivered.

The 'Akranes', en route from Thorshavn to Rotterdam, issued a distress signal and requested medical assistance of the captain who was suffering from cardiac problems in pos. 60 06 34 N, 004 55 48 W, about 140 nautical miles northwest of Orkney on Nov 10 at 05.50 a.m. UTC. The vessel conducted the telemedical maritime assistance service (TMAS) with Denmark. The MRCC requested immediate evacuation by helicopter. The first officer had the captain's papers and could take over the vessel which arrived in Rotterdam on Nov 12 at 7 p.m.

Smyril Line has entered into an agreement with Bore to buy the 1,511-lanemetre, 1998-built BORE BANK, thereby becoming the fifth vessel in the Faroe Islands operators’ fleet.