Freight - Ship History

HILDASAY

Hildasay is a 7,606 GT Ro-Ro ferry which was built in 1999 by Astilleros de Huelva SA, Huelva, Spain as the LEILI for the Estonian Shipping Company, Tallinn. She was renamed PORT EVERGLADES EXPRESS between 2002 - 2005 during a charter to Crowley Maritime, reverting to LEILI when the charter ended. In 2005, she was sold to Greece and renamed RR SHEILD. In 2008, she was sold to Seatruck Ferries, Heysham and renamed SHEILD. In January 2010 she was chartered to Northlink Ferries and renamed HILDASAY.

CLARE

Clare was built in 1973 by Rickmers Werft, Bremerhaven, Germany as the WESERTAL for J A Reinecke & Co of Germany. After delivery she was renamed the MEYER EXPRESS and resumed the name WESERTAL in 1973. She was chartered out to a number of operators including North Sea Ferries and Olau Line. In 1988 she was briefly renamed. In 1993 she was sold to CO.NA.TIR. SpA of Italy and renamed the VINZIA E. She was chartered to Stena Sealink Line and operated between Newhaven and Dieppe. In 1994 she was chartered to DFDS subsidiary Dan-Let Line (later DFDS Baltic Line) and renamed the DANA BALTICA. During this period she operated between Denmark and Lithuania. In 1996 she was renamed the CLARE and again placed on the charter market. 1997 she briefly served on NorSea Link, a joint venture between Scandlines (DSB Rederi) and Norse Irish Ferries between Kristiansand and Eemshaven in the north of the Netherlands. In 1998 she was again chartered to DFDS to institute freight only services between Newcastle and IJmuiden. After further brief charters she was, in 1999, briefly chartered to CargoConnect Transport + Logistics and placed on a new service between Hull and Hamburg. In 2001, she was chartered to Smyril Line to operate between Tórshavn and Hanstholm. In 2002, Lerwick was added to her winter itinerary. From September 2002 Aberdeen was added to a year round roster but dropped at the beginning of 2003. In autumn 2003, the charter was ended. In December 2003 chartered to NorthLink.

Clare     5617t     72     17.0k     114.9m     12P     -     A     NO     7214727