OPTIMA SEAWAYS © Søren Lund Hviid
DFDS to sell OPTIMA SEAWAYS
FerryIn its Q3 2026 results, DFDS said it expects to sell one of its RoPax vessels in Q4, with a potential gain of DKK 200 million (EUR 27 million). The vessel is understood to be the 1999-built 25,206 GT OPTIMA SEAWAYS. She carries 327 passengers and 2,300 lane metres of freight.
On the Klaipeda – Karlshamn route she has been replaced by the chartered 2020-built 32,581 GT CIUDAD DE VALENCIA. This is a newer Visentini-class RoPax with a larger capacity of 950 passengers, 255 cars and 2,566 lane metres of freight. OPTIMA SEAWAYS has just finished a short stay at the Remontowa Shiprepair yard in Gdansk.
DFDS also said it paid DKK 165 million (EUR 22 million) for Armas Trasmediterranea’s Algeciras – Tangier Med operation. The price included the 2004-built 17,343 GT RoPax MARHABA SEAWAYS (ex-VOLCAN DE TAMASITE).
© Shippax
nov 12 2026
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