Jolly Blue

The Jolly Blue is a cargo ship operated by Messina Line between Tunis, Gioia, Tauro and Naples. It was previously operated by Toll Shipping and Brambles Shipping in Australia as the Victorian Reliance.

Victorian Reliance in Burnie in 2012
History
NameJolly Blue
OwnerMessina Line
Operator
Port of registryMadeira  Portugal
BuilderSamsung Heavy Industries, Geoje, South Korea
Launched31 December 1998
Completed20 May 1999
In service1999
Renamed
  • Victorian Reliance (1999–2019)
  • Jolly Blue (2019-)
Identification
General characteristics
TypeContainer and Roll-on/roll-off
Tonnage20,343 GT, 11,000 DWT
Length192 m (630 ft)
Beam23.64 m (77.6 ft)
Draught6.34 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 Blue was built by Samsung Heavy Industries as the Victorian Reliance for Brambles Shipping for use on Bass Strait services between Melbourne and Burnie, along with sister ship Tasmanian Achiever. 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 Victorian Reliance II. It briefly returned to service while repairs were performed on Victorian Reliance II. It was sold in 2020 to Messina Line, renamed Jolly Blue and began operating on the Mediterranean Sea between Tunis, Gioia, Tauro and Naples.[5]

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. Messina welcomes Jolly Express' sister ship Jolly Blue Ferry Shipping News 28 May 2020

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