LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA © Frank Lose

Caronte & Tourist buys LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA

FerryThe LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA of Trasmediterránea has been bought by Caronte & Tourist, which will deploy it on the company’s routes to the smaller Sicilian islands, replacing an older ship in the fleet.

Lorenzo Matacena, CEO of Caronte & Tourist, confirmed the news to Shipping Italy, revealing also that the price for LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA was between EUR 10 and 15 million.

Three months ago, Caronte & Tourist also took delivery of the newly built NEREA from Sefine Shipyard. The plan was to order a sister to that, but the current high shipyard prices have likely put that on hold, and instead the company turned to the secondhand market.

More on the new NEREA here https://www.shippax.com/en/news/sefine-shipyard-delivered-ro-pax-nerea-to-sicilys-siremar-caronte-tourist.aspx