HML - company profile and ships

Ally · 06-14-2007, 02:58 PM

Large ferry operator with routes tween Italy, Sardinia, Turkey, Greece and Morocco...

http://www.hml.it/

Ally · 06-14-2007, 02:59 PM

Egnatia III was built as the Stena Scandinavica in 1973 by Brodogradiliste Jozo Lozovina Mosor, Trogir, Yugoslavia, for Stena Line's Göteborg-Kiel, Kiel-Korsör and Göteborg-Frederikshavn services. Her sisterships were Stena Olympica, Stena Danica and Stena Jutlandica. In 1978 Stena Scandinavica was sold to Irish Continental Line, serving on routes Rosslare/Cork to Cherbourg/Le Havre as the St Killian. In 1981 St Killian was lengthened (unlike her sisters which received an extra vehicle deck to increase capacity), reappearing as the St Killian II. St Killian II was replaced with the Normandy, and was laid up in 1997, being sold the following year to Greek owners, who renamed her Medina Star. In 2002 she was chartered to Hellenic Mediterranean Lines and renamed Egnatia III.

Ally · 06-14-2007, 03:00 PM

Ulster Queen was built in 1967 by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast for the Liverpool-Belfast service of Belfast SS Co (part of Coast Lines). From 1971, the service was marketed as P&O Ferries, although registered owners only changed to P&O in 1978. The Liverpool-Belfast service closed in 1981, and Ulster Prince was laid up at Oostende. Service followed as Med Sea, Al Kahera and Ala-Eddin. In 1988 she was bought by Hellenic Mediterranean Lines, and renamed Poseidonia.