European Express - IMO 7355272

Name

EUROPEAN EXPRESS

Previous names

1974 - 1999 Takachiho Maru

1999 - 1999 Ho Maru

1999 - 2007 Millennium Express

Type

Roll-On/Roll-Off vessel - Ferry

IMO-number

7355272

Call sign

P3QC8

Flag

Cyprus

Port of registry

Limassol

Previous flags

1974 - 1999 Japan, Tokyo - call sign: JBAC

1999 - 2001 Cyprus, Limassol

2001 - 2010 Republic of Panama, Panama City

GT

15.074

DWT

Summer: 1.823 t

NT

6.098

Displacement

9.568 t

Length

159,52 m overall

148,45 m between perpendiculars

Breadth

21,80 m over all

Draught

6,10 m

Lane metres

403

Depth

8,80 m

Speed

23,0 knots

Built

1974

Keel laid

18/05/1973

Launch date

24/10/1973

Date of completion

01/02/1974

Builder

Nippon Kokan Shimizu Works

Shizuoka

Japan

Yard number

322

Hull material

Steel

Hull type

Single hull

Bulkheads

13

Main engine

2x Mitsubishi/MAN V9V-52/53 each 13.235 kW

Built: 1973

Propellers

2x Controllable pitch propeller - 4 blades

Generators

3x Main diesel generatorsets each 1.100 kW

Emergency generator

1x Diesel generatorset 320 kW

Number of decks

8

Tank capacity

Fuel oil: 471 t

Water ballast: 1.308 t

Number of passengers

Summer: 982

Winter: 510

Number of cars

350

Cars / trucks combination

120 / 35

Manager

Nel Lines

5 El. Venizelou str.

81100, Mytilini

Greece

Previous operators

• 1974 - 1990 Takachiho Maru - Nippon Car Ferry

• 1990 - 1992 Takachiho Maru - Seacom Ferry of Japan

• 1992 - 1999 Takachiho Maru - Marine Express

• 1999 Ho Maru

• 1999 - 2000 Millennium Express - Access Ferries

• 2000 Millennium Express - CoTuNav (Tunisia ferries)

• 2000 - 2001 Millennium Express - Access Ferries

• 2001 - 2003 Millennium Express - Ferries del Caribe

• 2003 - 2004 Millennium Express - Access Ferries

• 2004 - 2007 Millennium Express - CNAN

• 2007 - 2008 European Express - Algerie Ferries

• 2008 - 2010 European Express - COMANAV

• 2010 - 2014 European Express - NEL Lines

Owner

Nel Lines

5 El. Venizelou str.

81100, Mytilini

Greece

Registered owner

Royal Diamond Shipping Limited

12, Nafpliou Street

Limassol

Cyprus

Previous names & owners

• 1974 - 1990 Nippon Car Ferry K. K. - Japan

• 1990 - 1992 Seacom Ferry

• 1992 - 1999 Marine Express Co. Ltd.

• 1999 - 2019 Access Ferries

Laid up

Since 2014 at Piraeus - Greece

Scrapped

29/01/2019 Anchorage at Aliaga - Turney

Flag: Togo, Lomé

Latest data adjustment

10 April 2025