Karenah Lines, a ferry company newly set up by private investors in Iran, has taken delivery of its first ship, the 20,000-gt ropax ferry Sunny (built 1982).
The 680-lane-metre, 800-passenger ship arrived at the Iranian Gulf island of Kish last week. Local news sources say Karenah will operate initially between the mainland port of Bandar Abbas and the islands of Kish and Qeshm, but it hopes eventually to start services to neighbouring countries.
