Jolly Express

The Jolly Express is a cargo ship operated by Messina Line between Tunis, Naples and Genoa. It was previously operated by Toll Shipping and Brambles Shipping in Australia as the Tasmanian Achiever.

Tasmanian Achiever in Burnie in 2017
History
NameJolly Express
OwnerMediterranean Shipping Company
Operator
Port of registryMadeira  Portugal
BuilderSamsung Heavy Industries, Geoje, South Korea
In service1999
Renamed
  • Tasmanian Achiever (1999–2019)
  • Jolly Express (2019-)
Identification
General characteristics
TypeContainer and Roll-on/roll-off
Tonnage20,343 GT, 11,000 DWT
Length183 m (600 ft)
Beam22 m (72 ft)
Draught6.35 m (20.8 ft)
Installed power14,720 kW (19,740 hp) @ 750 rpm
Propulsion4 x Wärtsilä 8L32
Speed20.5 kn (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph)
Capacity592 TEU, 2,524 lane-metres

History

The Jolly Express was built by Samsung Heavy Industries as the Tasmanian Achiever for Brambles Shipping for use on Bass Strait services between Melbourne and Burnie, along with sister ship Victorian Reliance. The ship was acquired by Toll Shipping with the Brambles shipping business in 2002.[1][2]

It was extended by 32 metres to 184 metres in Singapore in 2004.[3] When CMA CGM, parent company of Australian National Line, withdrew the Bass Trader from the Melbourne to Bell Bay route in 2009, it entered into a joint venture to transfer cargo to the Toll ships.[4] As such it carried both Toll and ANL logos.

In March 2019 it was replaced by the larger Tasmanian Achiever II. It was sold to Messina Line, renamed Jolly Express and began operating on the Mediterranean Sea between Tunis, Naples and Genoa.[5][6]

References
  1. Sale of Brambles Shipping Brambles 21 October 2002
  2. Toll purchases Brambles' cargo ships Sydney Morning Herald 1 November 2002
  3. Ferries in the News Ships Monthly November 2016 page 11
  4. "Toll to control Bass Strait freight". Herald Sun. 6 August 2009.
  5. Debut of Jolly Express Ferry Shipping News 6 September 2019
  6. Messina welcomes Jolly Express' sister ship Jolly Blue Ferry Shipping News 28 May 2020

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