VESSEL RENAMING:
“CADENA 4” was renamed “EL CAMINO ESPANOL”, early January 2024.
For more details – Visit link below published by shippax.com:
https://www.shippax.com/en/news/cadena-4-sold-to-the-spanish-mod.aspx
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“EL CAMINO ESPANOL”
TYPE: Roro
IMO NO: 9132002
12 251 gt / 3676 nt / 8853 mdwt
Delivered from Fosen Mv. AS., Rissa / Norway (Yard no 62), in January 1998.
Name history:
- “UNITED CARRIER” from delivery in 1998 until 2002
- “BIRKA CARRIER” from 2002 until 2013
- “CARRIER” from 2013 until 2016
- “FINNCARRIER” from 2016 until 2019
- “COLOR CARRIER” from 2019 until 12/2022
- Owned by Color Line Transport AS. – Care of Color Line Marine AS., Sandefjord / Norway.
- From 01/2019 – Norwegian (NIS) flag.
- “CADENA 4” from 12/2022 until 12/2023
- From 12/2022 – Owned by Cadena Roro SA. – Care of CLdN RoRo SA., Luxembourg.
- From 02/2023 – Malta flag.
- “EL CAMINO ESPANOL” from 12/2023 –
- From 12/2023 – Owned by Spain Govt Fuerza Naval, Madrid / Spain.
- From 12/2023 – Spanish flag.
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ARCHIVE PHOTO:
Here seen as “UNITED CARRIER” / reg. Mariehamn, passing Cuxhaven (Westbound), 23 August 2002.
@ photo – www.maritime-pics.com
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Link below to article published when renamed from “COLOR CARRIER” to “CADENA 4”:
VESSEL RENAMING – “COLOR CARRIER” WAS RENAMED “CADENA 4”, LATE DECEMBER 2022 (ARCHIVE PHOTO AS “BIRKA CARRIER” / CUXHAVEN 2013)
