Following the recent scrapping of the ferry "Moby Dada," the "Moby Zaza" has also been decommissioned from the Moby Lines fleet. It has been sold to Atlantis Maritime, a company based in the Marshall Islands. Its fate is currently unknown. The ferry had served for the Italian company Moby since Dec 2015, and was chartered by Balearia during the 2022 tender.
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URD
The Greek shipping company Creta Cargo Lines has purchased the 'Urd' for its connections between Piraeus and Crete, from the shipping company SeaLines, is expected in Greek waters. The ship will be delivered to the new owners on March 31, 2025, and will then be transferred to Greece, where it will undergo maintenance before entering service.
STEFANIA
The superyacht "Stefania", which was seized in a money laundering case involving a Belarusian national fetched €10 million at auction on March 27, 2025, with the proceeds going to the French treasury. The yacht was auctioned at the shipyards of La Ciotat, east of Marseille. The vessel was estimated at between €10 and €12 million but in the end fetched only the starting price of €10 million. The superyacht had been seized in 2023 during a stopover near Genova at the request of French authorities. The French police had been investigating criminal activities of Belarusian and Ukrainian nationals. A probe had been launched into arms trafficking, drug trafficking and money laundering by an organised gang. The Belarusian national Chaslau Koniukh has been identified by French authorities as the owner of the yacht as well as of a villa on the French Riviera. An analysis of front companies and suspicious movements of funds from tax havens confirmed a desire to conceal the fraudulent origin of the funds used to purchase a sumptuous villa in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, and the superyacht. In May 2023, the villa east of Nice, worth an estimated €10 million, was placed under judicial control. In October the yacht, with a market value of €16.5 million at the time, was spotted in Italy before being seized. Another superyacht, the 'Amore Verowas', was seized at the shipyard at La Ciotat in 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The yacht is linked to Igor Sechin, chief executive of Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft and close ally of President Vladimir Putin. An investigation is still ongoing.
SAFE SCANDINAVIA
Prosafe SE, an owner and operator of semi-submersible accommodation vessels, has entered into an agreement through a wholly owned subsidiary to sell the ‘Safe Scandianvia’ for recycling. The vessel has been in cold layup in Norway for over six years. The recycling is set to be completed in full compliance with all relevant conventions and regulations, with delivery expected by Q2 2025. The sale is part of Prosafe’s ongoing fleet optimization strategy, ensuring that the vessel is disposed of in an environmentally responsible manner. Prosafe SE is a Norwegian company listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange specializing in the ownership and operation of semi-submersible accommodation vessels. The company is involved in providing offshore accommodation solutions to the energy sector, particularly in harsh environments.