Gothenburg-based Stena RoRo has made an unusual move with the purchase of secondhand ropax ferry from Japanese operator Hankyu Ferry.
The company has purchased the 13,400-gt Yamato (built 2003) for an undisclosed sum.
The Mitsubishi Shimonoseki-built Yamato can accommodate 667 passengers in its current Japanese form, while its 2,084 lane metres of ro-ro space can carry 128 cars and 229 trailers.
